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This northwestern region of Italy is renowned for a refined cuisine characterized by its rich flavours, owed to the influence of the House of Savoy, a historic dynasty that ruled a vast expanse of the Western Alps in what is present-day France, Switzerland and Italy. Piedmontese cuisine is also rooted in the Slow Food Movement, a grassroots organization that was founded here in 1986 to counteract the spread of fast food and fast eating and preserve small-scale agriculture and local culinary traditions.

Your journey begins in Piedmont’s capital city of Turin, with its grand boulevards, royal palazzi and Baroque splendour. Sip on a bittersweet Milano-Torino in the city where the aperitivo culture was born. Enjoy Turin’s native bicerin in a historic jewel box-like café. Dive into Turin’s rich chocolate and confectionery history dating to when master chocolatiers began making artisanal chocolate for the House of Savoy. And dine amid 19th-century frescoes and a gilded boiserie in the city’s oldest restaurant that has welcomed the likes of Mozart and Verdi, Balzac and D’Annunzio.

Fall is when gastronomes flock to Piedmont for the crown jewels of its cuisine – the white truffles that grow in the forests of the Langhe. Accompany a trifolau and his dog on a search for the elusive white truffle, visit the International Alba White Truffle Fair and participate in an immersive experience guided by a certified truffle judge, and enjoy these prized local delicacies in a carefully curated selection of meals throughout your journey.

Piedmont’s fall is also characterized by an early morning fog that blankets its vineyard-covered hillsides. The fog is a necessary terroir condition for the growth of the indigenous nebbiolo grape whose ultimate expression is found in the robust and complex Barolo and Barbaresco, two of the world’s most sought-after wines. Your time in this celebrated wine region centres around the Langhe and Monferrato. Gain valuable insights into the wines of Piedmont from a leading regional expert. Stroll through picturesque vineyards and beautifully preserved hilltop villages, enjoy tastings at some of the region’s most famed producers, and dine at old-school osterie serving traditional dishes that are rooted in heritage and a unique terroir.

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