Piedmont · Cuneo
Verduno
A Langhe hilltop on the northwestern edge of the Barolo DOCG, the home village of the Pelaverga grape.
Known for
PELAVERGA
Verduno Pelaverga DOC since 1995, made from the native Pelaverga Piccolo grown commercially in only three Langhe communes.
CASTELLO
Sixteenth-century Castello acquired by King Carlo Alberto in 1838, where Staglieno produced an early dry Nebbiolo prototype of modern Barolo.
BAROLO COMMUNE
One of the eleven communes of the Barolo DOCG, on its northwestern edge with vineyards leaning partly toward the Tanaro plain.
When to visit
Best · Apr–Oct
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- Hot or crowded
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- Mostly closed
The festa: natività della Beata Vergine Maria, 8 September
Why come
Verduno sits on the northwestern edge of the Barolo DOCG, fifty kilometers south of Torino on a Langhe ridge above the Tanaro. The town is one of the eleven Barolo communes and the only one whose vineyards lean partly toward the river plain. In 1838 King Carlo Alberto of Savoy acquired the Castello di Verduno and put General Paolo Francesco Staglieno, an early enologist, to work on a dry red Nebbiolo that is now read as one of the prototypes of modern Barolo.
The other vine that defines Verduno is Pelaverga Piccolo, a native black grape cultivated commercially in only three Langhe communes: Verduno, La Morra and Roddi. In 1995 the wine entered the DOC list as Verduno Pelaverga, a light ruby red with strawberry, rose and a distinct white-pepper finish. The Burlotto family purchased the castle in 1909 and still produces both Barolo and Pelaverga there. The first single-variety Pelaverga vineyard was planted in 1972.
The Sunday letter
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What to see
Castello di Verduno
Sixteenth-century castle on the Langhe ridge, Savoy property under Carlo Alberto from 1838, now a Burlotto-owned winery producing Barolo and Pelaverga.
Centro storico
Small hilltop village arranged around the castle and the parish church, with views across the Tanaro and the northern Barolo vineyards.
Vigneti di Pelaverga
Indigenous Pelaverga Piccolo plantings on the Verduno slopes, including the first single-variety Pelaverga vineyard planted in 1972.
Belvedere di Verduno
Panoramic viewpoint from the upper village across the Tanaro to the Alps, one of the highest-quality views in the northern Barolo zone.
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Where to eat and stay
Not our picks, but places the guides put their name to — a Michelin star, a Gambero Rosso fork, a Slow Food snail, a Michelin Key for the hotels. Worth a table, a counter, or a night when you pass through.
La Sbornia a VerdunoRistorante
Two Gambero Rosso forks (80/100) for La Sbornia a Verduno, and a spot in the Michelin Guide.
Real CastelloRistorante
Real Castello has two Gambero Rosso forks (82/100) to its name.
Signature product
Barolo DOCGDOCG
Barolo commune at the northern edge of the production zone.
See every town in our catalogue producing Barolo DOCG.
Living here
- Population 567
- Commuter belti
- Pharmacy: none mapped
- High school within a 30-minute drive
- Train station in the comune
- Nearest airport Turin, 1 h 19 min drive
- Regional capital Torino, 1 h 0 min drive
Tags & datadesignations · numbers · sources
Recognised as
The numbers
- Elevation: 381 m
- Population: 567
- Surface area: 7.16 km²
These figures were compiled from public directories — ISTAT, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata — and from the official listings of the guides named on this page. Town details change; verify with official sources before you travel.
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