Discover the life of the vineyard, in-between harvests.
This innovative open-air museum, curated by historian and museologist Daniele Jalla and designed by illustrator Luigi Piccatto, takes visitors through an emotional and educational journey along the vine rows – immersed in the “Vigna del Conte” (Count’s Vineyard) at the foot of Grinzane Cavour Castle – and is conceived to reveal the life of the vineyard from one harvest to another.
Walk along the emotional path at the foot of the Castle.
Walking freely in Cavour’s Vineyard, around the perimeter ramparts of the Castle, enjoying the magnificent view of the Langhe hills, it will be possible – thanks to the ÀMPELO cross-border cooperation project, part of the Interreg V-A Italy/France ALCOTRA 2014-2020 Programme – to appreciate the extraordinary collaboration between wine-growing and tourism experts, ampelographers, oenologists, geologists, museologists, architects, illustrators, graphic designers, local administrators who were all motivated by the common desire to make the Langhe, Roero and Monferrato area known and appreciated. It is no coincidence that the area was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2014 as “unique testimony to a living cultural tradition and an exceptional example of the relationship between man and nature for more than two millennia“.
Enjoy the Langhe and the author’s panels that narrate the grapevine cycle.
Completely free of architectural barriers, equipped with a lighting system that makes it accessible even in low light conditions and creates an evocative scenic effect. Through its 65 panels and 110 illustrations, the museum tells the story of the vegetative cycle of the vine and the work of the vine-dresser, an expression of the rural wisdom – halfway between art and craft – that has been handed down from generation to generation over the centuries, on these hills.
Because tasting a glass of good Barolo is only the pinnacle of a long process that begins in the vineyard and in which the fruit of the farmer’s labour is enhanced by a long and patient wait.
