Barolo

La Vite Turchese

Via Alba 5, Barolo

★ Everything you want a wine bar to be—bottles everywhere, 3500+ labels, artisanal charcuterie, educational tastings, no written list (browse fridges), wines from Napa to Nebbiolo

Vinoteca Centro Storico

Via Roma 6, Serralunga d'Alba

★ Best Champagne list in the Langhe, Alessio "Ciccio" Cighetti, hand-sliced prosciutto, natural wine friendly, book ahead (few tables), castle views, saber service

Petricore Enoteca

Via Ospedale 6, Alba

★ Progressive wine bar in traditional Alba, Rebecca Ruatasio & Carmine Pessolani, natural/low intervention focus, hipster Chardonnay, orange wines, local seasonal cucina

Bar Barolo Enoteca

Via Giuseppe Garibaldi 11, Monforte d'Alba

Hidden wine bar, no coffee served (wine only), locals' secret, good selection, quirky vibe, aperitivo spot

Enoclub

Piazza Savona 4, Alba

Bar, restaurant & wine shop, vaulted cellar dining, extensive selection, natural wine options, historic Alba location

Osteria dei Sognatori

Via Macrino 8, Alba

Small plates, local wines, intimate setting, off the tourist path, good for natural wine discoveries

Piazza Duomo

Piazza Risorgimento 4, Alba

★★★ 3 Michelin Stars, Enrico Crippa, "Insalata 21, 31, 41, 51" (flower counts), Japanese influence, extensive cellar with older Barolo, private garden ingredients

LaLibera

Via Giuseppe Mazzini 4, Alba

Flavia Boffa's osteria, traditional Langhe with updated approach, "honest" cooking, gelato alla crema affogato di Marsala, local wine list

Ristorante Brezza

Via Lomondo 2, Barolo

Part of historic Brezza Winery, traditional menu, cellar tastings available, hotel attached, village center location

Palás Cerequio

Borgata Cerequio 18, La Morra

Michele Chiarlo resort, fine dining restaurant + SkyBar (2024), Cru Cerequio vineyard views, sophisticated, sunset aperitivo

Osteria delle Rocche

Via Alfonso Lamarmora 8, Castiglione Falletto

Pony Montana (DJ/sommelier) & mama Renza, terrace with Barolo landscape views, traditional antipasti, Coravin by-the-glass, Dolcetto classics

Repubblica di Perno

Vicolo Cavour 5, Fraz. Perno, Monforte d'Alba

Chef Marco, local favorite since 2014, baked onion stuffed with cheese, patio with vineyard views, traditional with freshness

Giovanni Canonica

Paiagallo Vineyard, Barolo (Agriturismo cellar)

★ THE natural Barolo legend, 1.5 hectares, 5000 bottles, no fining/filtering, 40-day maceration in fiberglass, Slavonian oak, cellar below B&B, Japanese allocation

Ferdinando Principiano

Monforte d'Alba & Serralunga

Organic Barolo, minimal intervention, ageworthy expressions, sustainable viticulture, traditional methods

Azienda Agricola Rivetto

Sinio (between Serralunga & Sinio)

★ Biodynamic since 2012, Enrico Rivetto, "corner of my consciousness," 35 hectares (15 vines), biological corridors, donkeys & bees, Barolo Briccolina, unconventional school

Cascina Roera

Fraz. Bionzo 32, Costigliole d'Asti

★ VinNatur members, Claudio Rosso & Piero Nebiolo, no sulfites added, biodynamic, Ciapin orange wine, Barbera-Nebbiolo blends, wild vineyards, no certification

Giuseppe Mascarello

Castiglione Falletto (Monprivato)

Traditionalist icon, Mauro Mascarello, organic (not certified), long fermentations, submerged cap, old botti, Barolo Monprivato "grand cru"

Erbaluna

La Morra

4th-generation organic, historic cellars since 1915, traditional yet innovative, approachable Barolo, family-run

La Corte di Governo

Barolo

Tourist favorite, central location, extensive Barolo selection, educational tastings, museum-like atmosphere

Cantina Brezza

Barolo

Historic winery, cellar tastings, traditional approach, restaurant attached, family operation since 1885

Vinoteca Palazzo

Castiglione Falletto

Local wine bar, simple food, good selection of regional producers, village atmosphere

Wine Experience

La Morra

Wine shop & tastings, panoramic terrace, modern approach, app-based learning tools

La Morra village bars

La Morra

Several small enotecas, less touristy than Barolo, good starting point for vineyard walks

Barolo Friends

Barolo

Informal wine bar, young crowd, good by-the-glass selection, casual eats, meeting spot