MEN — The Swiss men’s magazine

MEN readers’ trip

Wine and pleasure
in Alto Piemonte

The trip

Gattinara, Ghemme and Lake Orta

Between rice paddies and Alpine panoramas lies one of Italy’s oldest wine regions. The 2024 MEN readers’ trip took readers into the cellars of Alto Piemonte — Nebbiolo, Metodo Classico and long evenings among the vines.

Crate of freshly picked Nebbiolo grapes in the vineyard
Toast with glasses of white wine

“Nebbiolo from the north — cooler, finer, more headstrong than its famous cousins from the Langhe.”

Dinner at long tables under string lights in the woods
Aerial view of rice paddies on the plain
Old town of Biella with its funicular

This readers’ trip has ended. For details of future trips, please contact the editorial team.