Informazioni sull'esperienza
WHEN: every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in September
DURATION: 3 hours and 30 minutes (03:30 PM - 07:00 PM)
PRICES:
• From 0 to 4 years old: free
• From 5 to 11 years old: euro 45,00
• From 12 years old on: euro 60,00
Live the 2025 harvest with us!
Manual harvest of the grapes, grape stomping by bare feet, guided tour of the winery and a tasty 3-course menu for lunch: a day to remember in the Oltrepò Pavese hills!
The experience is suitable for adults and children (under parental supervision).
SCHEDULE OF THE EXPERIENCE
03:30 PM
Arrival of the participants at our winery.
IMPORTANT: we kindly ask you to arrive on time, not late or too early; please note that bar service is not available.
03:45 PM
After a brief explanation of the techniques of the grape harvest, each participant will receive a pair of scissors.
Each participant will share one plastic basket with another participant.
Please wear sportswear and running shoes.
IMPORTANT: please bring gardening or working gloves.
IMPORTANT: it is mandatory to bring an extra pair of shoes to access the rooms of the agriturismo after the harvest.
04:00 PM
• Walk to the vineyard; each participant is assigned to one row of the vineyard
• Hand-harvest of the grapes in plastic boxes
• Transportation of the boxes at the winery
• Grape stomping by bare feet (please bring a big towel)
• Tasting of the fresh must obtained from the stomping
05:15 PM
Guided tour of the winery.
06:00 PM
The picnic baskets are given to the participants.
The basket contains:
• one sandwich with salame
• one sandwich with goat’s milk cheese and vegetables
• homemade dessert
• 1 bottle of water
• 1 bottle of Metodo Classico Michél Extra Brut every 2-3 persons
IMPORTANT: please let us know in advance if you follow a vegetarian or vegan diet, or if you suffer from food allergies or intolerances.
07:00 PM
End of the experience.
Prodotti in degustazione
Michél Extra Brut - Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG Pinot Nero
Informazioni sull'host
On the eleventh of November 1964, Luigi Calatroni was sitting at a table: in front of him was a sheet of paper with the stamp of the Montecalvo Versiggia municipality, a document that would change his life forever and that was just waiting for a signature... his!
That sheet of paper was a contract attesting to the transfer of ownership of the Casa Bella land from the Vecchietti family to Luigi. Until 1964, Luigi had cultivated those pinot noir vines as a sharecropper, like the four generations before him. The sharecropper was a winegrower who paid rent for the land with half of the vineyard's yield (and you know: for a winegrower, his grapes are like his children).
After years spent in the sun and rain tending the vines, after the terrible campaign in Russia during the Second World War and an adventurous return to his homeland with makeshift means, the Vigiö d'la Cà Bela (as he was called) had succeeded: he had conquered a strip of land in the Versa valley and would hand it down with pride to the next generation.
But let's move on to the present day. So many things have changed over the years: tractors are almost perfect machines, technology in the cellar has evolved and the concept of wine is no longer what it once was.
It's midday and from the kitchen comes the smell of freshly prepared agnolotti: Marisa calls everyone to report... "It's lunchtime! Fausto gets off the tractor, making sure that the hose isn't leaking oil, Cristian comes out of the cellar after making sure that all the barrels are in place and Stefano, back from deliveries, calls the girls into the office "It's ready!".
A family is sitting at a table in front of a plate of steaming agnolotti accompanied by a bottle of Pinot Noir. Amidst the hubbub of the table, a thought occasionally crops up... Would all this have been possible if Vigiö's tenacity had not pushed him to fulfil his dream?
Cosa pensano di Azienda agricola Calatroni
