What is Verduno known for?

Verduno Pelaverga DOC since 1995, made from the native Pelaverga Piccolo grown commercially in only three Langhe communes. Sixteenth-century Castello acquired by King Carlo Alberto in 1838, where Staglieno produced an early dry Nebbiolo prototype of modern Barolo. One of the eleven communes of the Barolo DOCG, on its northwestern edge with vineyards leaning partly toward the Tanaro plain.

Verduno is a comune in the province of Cuneo, Piedmont region of Italy, about 70 kilometers from Torino.

Piedmont · Cuneo

Verduno

A Langhe hilltopon the northwestern edge of the Barolo DOCG, the home village of the Pelaverga grape.

70 km / 43 mi

Nearest hub (Torino)

567

Population

Apr–Oct

Best time to visit

Recognised as

Città del Vino

Why come

Verduno sitson 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.

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Known for

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.

Signature product

Barolo DOCGDOCG

Barolo commune at the northern edge of the production zone.

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When to visit

Best months · Apr–Oct

Best
Hot or crowded
Quiet
Mostly closed

April through June is the green window in the Langhe, hillsides striped between Nebbiolo and Pelaverga vines, mild evenings on the Verduno ridge. September and October are the harvest months: Pelaverga first, Nebbiolo last, with the surrounding cantine open for tastings and walking through the rows possible without crowds. July and August touch the low thirties on the hills; the centro storico thins after lunch and the cellar tastings move under stone vaults to stay cool. November through March is quiet. Fog often fills the Tanaro plain below the village, leaving Verduno on a ridge above the cloud sea, and many cellars close midweek between Christmas and Carnevale.