Wandering the Langhe, in search of more than just wine

It's lovely to start the walk from Alba and climb the hill towards Murazzano, and step by step along the watershed gaze at the plain facing the embroidery of the Monviso Alps, alternating gentle landscapes rich in grapes that will become good wine.

Arriving at Murazzano you can stroll through pleasant streets, but if you carefully turn left at the height of the church you can reach, after 2km, Bonvicino, a little hamlet where many years ago the Lovera brothers ran an osteria that welcomed you with trays of tajerin, and rough delicacies and simple bread but good, honest wine; now a modernised place but with fond memories and a good choice of food at very modest prices, but alas, moderation will be hard to win after the wine offerings;-), on the way back you can descend as far as Dogliani, and there don't forget to visit the wine cellars where you can admire almost every label of Dolcetto, and lay some down in your own cellar. Coming back it's lovely to climb towards Verduno, passing through La Morra, amid embroideries and compositions of vineyards.

At Verduno, on the top, a little park offering a terrace over the Langhe world; in this place a wonderful wine is produced that has nothing to envy in the Chiantis, a grape variety rediscovered a few decades ago and counted among the oldest and rarest of Piedmont: 'Verduno Pelaverga', a soft and fruity wine, very delicious, I think it's worth it. Coming back down from the top you come across the forge of Slow Food, Pollenzo, a delightful hamlet that already has many Italian and foreign disciples. What can I say — a wonderful journey in a handful of land.