Reserved wine tasting at Tenuta Olim Bauda

Book ahead and the Bertolino siblings will walk you through the estate on Via Prata, just outside Incisa Scapaccino — five wines and a turn among the vines, most tastings running about ninety minutes. There's a choice: "A Taste of Monferrato" at €20 a head, a Barbera flight a little dearer, or a Nizza DOCG vertical down in the cellar that runs closer to two hours for a small group. Tastings are by reservation only, though the sales point keeps regular hours (roughly ten to six, lunch break in the middle); a short note ahead in English or Italian smooths the way. Olim Bauda was among the founders of Nizza DOCG, so it's a fair place to taste what the appellation is meant to be.

Run by Tenuta Olim Bauda