Riste provided us with a beautiful day of wine. We learnt a lot from him and the wineries about the various grapes, regions, wine traits, tricks to determine colour etc.
We had an option to get our own lunch or let him choose somewhere for us, which we jumped on and were not disappointed. He also organised all our various wines from the different wineries to be shipped back in one neat package to our home countries, instead of shipping for each winery individually. Wonderful food, vibes, people and most importantly wine. Highly recommend

Riste' made the process of signing up and meeting him extremely easy and was very good about ensuring quick response and cared about making it easy for all participants on his tour. He picked me up from Alba and we drove to another location closer to one of the wineries we were visiting to pick up the others in our party. Our first stop allowed us to not only get a quick overview of the region and the experimental nature of the winery but the wine tasting itself was flexible enough to accommodate each of our tastes but also provided some small bites between sips. They even accommodated my vegetarian dietary needs...the cheese selection was wonderful. Our lunch stop was carefully picked and Riste' selected an excellent wine that we probably would not have tried on our own. Right through the entire lunch on our trips in the cars he shared a lot about the region. The second winery was a great traditional pick for the region! Having a sommelier as a wine tasting guide was divine!

Riste was wonderful from the time we contacted him through our tour today. He is prompt, well, organized, knowledgeable and personable. We had a train to catch at 5:00 and he planned the day around this departure. We had two completely different wine tasting experiences of Barolo and Barbaresco wines. One with a well established winery. A break at a nice restaurant for lunch in a small village devoted to wine tastings. The second at a small family run operation. Here they were harvesting grapes today and it was very special to see the process. Francesca took the time out from her busy day to give us a tasting, accompanied by delicious salumi and Piedmont cheese. A great day for us in the hands of Riste.

Visitors to this special region have two options, commercial tour or with Riste a personable, knowledgeable day you will simply never forget! Opportunity to meet the real people who create the journey from grape to bottle. More importantly an environment to ask questions and taste the amazing wines from this region.
If you have a genuine interest, enjoy food and wine in a relaxed atmosphere and spend time with someone who has the answers to all your questions this is tour for you….. Enjoy every moment!