We've been tasting wines from Italy's Piedmont region and - most importantly - we've been curious to visit this region in north-west Italy. After an event this week, we've been gathering inspiration and information for our upcoming motorhome holidays in southern Europe.
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Piedmont in Italy
Piedmont is a region in the north-west of Italy, bordering Switzerland and France. The capital is Turin, and the area includes eight provinces: Alessandria, Asti, Biella, Cuneo, Novara, Turin, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola and Vercelli.
The area is known for its fine wines, but also for truffles and beautiful scenery with dramatic mountains.
Piemonte on a visit to Stockholm
This week, a large delegation from Piedmont visited the Swedish capital. They ranged from local tourist agencies and tour operators to various wineries, and all had gathered at the Opera Terrace to showcase their offerings to journalists, travel agents and other relevant actors in Sweden.
Piedmont - wine, food, nature and history
The event started with a meeting with tourist agencies from different provinces of Piedmont, and we can admit that we were very curious about this area. We have been in the neighbourhood - in Milan and in Liguria - but we have never found our way to Piedmont. This spring and summer, however, we may get our chance - we will be travelling in France and Italy.
So, what does Piedmont have to offer? What attracts us is that it seems to be somewhat less touristy than some other areas in Italy, and that nature seems to be completely fantastic. In addition, wine, food attract, truffles, events and historic cities and buildings.
Tasting of wines from Piedmont
What about the wines? Piedmont is one of Italy's great wine regions, perhaps best known for the Barolo and Barbaresco areas, which produce famous red wines from nebbiolo. It also grows the blue grapes barbera and dolcetto, the green grape Muscat, and makes sparkling wine spumante.
As well as big name wine producers, there are lots of small family-run wineries, and several of these were in Stockholm this week. It was time to try and taste ...
After a while, there was also a guided wine tasting, where we learnt a bit more about the different wines. Interesting!
Italian flavours
The day ended with some Italian food at the Grodan restaurant at the Opera, including cheese, salami, risotto and Vitello tonnato (veal with tuna sauce).
Yes, visiting Italy and Piedmont was even more inspiring! If you're really lucky, you might even manage to catch a cheese festival, a truffle festival or a risotto festival ...
Have you visited Piedmont in Italy?
Now we wonder: Have you visited Piedmont in Italy? If so, do you have any tips for us for our upcoming motorhome holiday? If you haven't visited the region - are you curious?
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Anette says:
How nice, wines and food from Piedmont are very good. Extra good on site.
We go there quite often and replenish our wine stock, the one we have in Italy.
There are several places we like, such as La Morra.
A couple of years ago we stayed in a fantastic hotel
https://villalamadonna.com/
Here is a short post from there.
https://vidarevyer.blogg.se/2023/july/piemonte-2.html
Hope you go there, soon 🤗
20 February 2025 - 6:24
Helena says:
Oh how lovely to hear, and thanks for even more inspiration! Fantastic nice pictures in your post! Many thanks for the tips!
20 February 2025 - 12:21
Eval8 says:
What a great evening! You got tips and inspiration for your next trip.
20 February 2025 - 9:01
Helena says:
Yes, both nice and inspiring, with a lot of good tips! 🙂
20 February 2025 - 12:22
bmlarstravellingblog says:
We have talked about Piedmont several times, but never made it there. Friends who have been on wine trips there praise the surroundings and of course the good wines. How lovely it sounds that you will be travelling around France and Italy this spring/summer. We will probably stay within Sweden's borders until October, but we have changed plans before...
20 February 2025 - 9:53
Helena says:
Glad you talked about Piedmont! And yes, we are looking forward to discovering France and Italy this summer! 🙂
20 February 2025 - 17:54
JoY says:
There you would have liked to participate. I think we have travelled around a lot in Italy but Piedmont is an empty spot when I look at the map. Which you have to do something about or how hihihi. And gladly dot in those festivals. The brochures you show in the picture, where can you get them?
Have a nice weekend
20 February 2025 - 17:12
Helena says:
A bit the same for us, this is a white spot... I think it might be difficult to find the brochures here in Sweden, but you can check out the Visit Piedmont website: https://www.visitpiemonte.com/en
20 February 2025 - 17:53
BP says:
Like you, I have been to Milan but not to Piedmont, except for Turin. With so many exciting wines that attract, Piedmont should be absolutely on your list for spring / summer. I actually had to google Piedmont and the province is very close to the Swiss and French Alps. Maybe something to explore on the way to Piedmont.
With a bit of luck, even the food is good in Piedmont, because you didn't like Italian cuisine either.
Great to have such meetings. Truly inspiring.
20 February 2025 - 19:30
Anna in Portugal says:
So good with wine tasting! Italian wines are generally very good I think. But it's actually been a long time since I drank it, because Portugal is a big wine country and of course I choose to mainly support local producers. When in Italy, then I drink Italian 🙂 Have been to Milan and Genoa, but not in Piedmont. Yet. 😀 Have a nice weekend!
21 February 2025 - 8:11