Barbatella — Pic-nic in Vigna
A booked lunchtime picnic among the vines at the Barbatella estate above Nizza Monferrato — a hamper of local food with the winery's own Nizza DOCG and Barbera, laid out in the vineyard.
Why it's special
Not a cellar-door tasting but a seat in the vineyard itself: the Pavia/Angeli family sets you up with a picnic and their benchmark Barbera among the rows, on a handful of summer Sundays. A paid, date-specific event — you book a place for that day, not an any-day visit.
Programme · 2026
A midday picnic in the vineyard (about 12:30–15:30): a hamper of local food paired with the estate's own Nizza DOCG and Barbera d'Asti. Around €32 per person; booking required.
- A ticketed picnic (around €32 per person) running early afternoon, roughly 12:30–15:30, at the cascina on Strada Annunziata a few minutes out of Nizza (drive).
- Book ahead — phone +39 345 041 3704 / +39 349 416 5241 or labarbatella@labarbatella.com; check the winery's events page for the season's dates.
On a few Sundays across the summer, Cascina la Barbatella lays out lunch in its own vineyard above Nizza Monferrato. Pic-nic in Vigna is exactly that — a picnic hamper of local food and the estate's Nizza DOCG and Barbera d'Asti, eaten among the rows rather than at a cellar-door counter.
It's a paid, date-specific event: you book a place for that day, not a visit you can arrange any afternoon. The estate sits a few minutes out of town on Strada Annunziata, so drive out; reserve ahead by phone or email, and check the winery's events page for the season's dates.
For the estate's bigger summer night, see Barbatellando the Party; more around Nizza Monferrato.