Azienda Agricola la Giribaldina
🍾 Bubbles🍷 Bold reds🍯 Sweet & aromatic🥂 Crisp whitesFamily-runDOCGEst. 1995
The wine
| Grapes | Barbera, Sauvignon, Moscato Bianco |
|---|---|
| Appellations | Nizza DOCG, Barbera d'Asti DOCG, Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG, Moscato d'Asti DOCG, Piemonte DOC |
| Signature labels | Nizza DOCG 'Cala delle Mandrie', Barbera d'Asti Superiore 'Valsarmassa', organic Barbera 'Caval Russ', Sauvignon 'Ferro di Cavallo', Moscato d'Asti Canelli |
The visit
| Village | Calamandrana |
|---|---|
| Tastings | Available |
| Languages | Italian, English |
Opening hours
| Monday | 09:00–12:30, 14:00–18:00 |
| Tuesday | 09:00–12:30, 14:00–18:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00–12:30, 14:00–18:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00–12:30, 14:00–18:00 |
| Friday | 09:00–12:30, 14:00–18:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00–12:30, 14:00–18:00 |
| Sunday | 09:00–12:30 |
Emanuele Colombo has run La Giribaldina since 2006, up in the San Vito hamlet of Calamandrana with the family's own vineyards and woods wrapped around it. Barbera's the point here: a flagship Nizza DOCG, all Barbera, and a handful of Barbera d'Asti bottlings including the organic Caval Russ, with Moscato, a Sauvignon and a rosato rounding things out.
Come for a cellar tour and a seated tasting — five or six wines with snacks from the local bakery — and if you'd rather not drive off after, there are rooms at the farmhouse B&B, the Foresteria. Book the tasting or a bed through the winery; Italian and English are both fine.