The route starts right from Canelli, from Piazza Carlo Gancia. You cross the bridge over the river and follow the SP 6 road (Corso Libertà). Once you get close to the Cantine Gancia, the winery, turn left towards Alessandria and then immediately right towards Savona.
The road climbs up to 400 metres between vines, hazelnut groves and woods to reach Cassinasco, the gateway to the Langa Astigiana. As you leave the village, follow the SP 120 road that climbs up to the hamlet of Caffi (at an altitude of 500 metres), where you can take a break near the Sanctuary: the current building dates back to the early 20th century, but the legend of the shepherdess who had a vision here dates back much further.
You leave the village by climbing up the Moncucco road; a short detour will take you to the small Church of the Madonna della Neve, and then you are back on the road, still on the ridge, that passes by Castiglione Tinella, set on the border between the provinces of Cuneo and Asti. Along the road you will go past the Sanctuary of the Madonna del Buon Consiglio. Continue on the SP51 road to get near the hamlet of Boglietto and at the level crossing, paying attention as you cross the busy SP23a road, go straight on along Via Boidi (SP 119) which, amidst vineyards and rural hamlets, will take you to Calosso. Here, the park of its 14th-century castle offers a 360° view of the Moscato hills, a scenery which is no less beautiful than that of Bricco Crevacuore, and to reach it you will have to leave the track and return back later.
You continue towards Canelli, past the hamlet of Piana del Salto where you can also join the Nizza winw route itinerary, and while keeping on the SP41 road, through ups and downs in the vineyards, you will reach Regione Aie and then you will be back in Canelli, the city of sparkling wine.
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Astesana Wine Route
An ancient area steeped in history, but also a Wine Route with over 200 member wineries promoting, all together, one of the Piedmont's most beautiful corners: Astesana.
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The Brachetto Wine Route
Not all rubies are meant to be worn, some can even be tasted. This is the ruby red of Brachetto, the wine that could never be missing from the living rooms of Piedmontese “madamin”. The sweet, aromatic, low-alcohol, lively, rose-scented wine that used to be served chilled when it was fashionable to meet at home for social gatherings. Times have changed, but Brachetto has retained its allure as a refined drink to be enjoyed in conversation and happy moments.
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The Nizza Wine Route
The Asti sands are placed on marly clays and are rich in microelements... a lot of sands to form huge heaps: no, they are not dunes, because the sands are those of an ancient sea whereas today they are the green hills of Barbera and, more precisely those of the nearby 18 villages which, thanks to their excellent exposure and perfect climatic conditions, boast the cultivation of Nizza DOCG.
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The Barbera di Rocchetta Wine Route
Its name is Rocchetta Tanaro, because for four millennia, on this river bank man has found a fertile and quiet place to dedicate himself to agriculture and trade. But it could also be called Rocchetta Barbera, because it was from here in the 1980s that Giacomo Bologna took up the challenge to introduce the world to a wine that until then had been considered a "wine of the people" and therefore, quite incorrectly, unworthy of attention. Or we could call it Rocchetta della Natura (Rocchetta’s nature) because it is the starting point of one of the largest Nature Reserves in the Province of Asti.
Find out morePLEASE NOTE: Responsibility for the maintenance and practicability of the various trails lies with the municipalities where the routes are located. The Tourist Board, therefore, cannot be held responsible for any inefficiencies, but is willingly available to collect your reports so that they can be forwarded to the authorities concerned.
