The town of Canelli is the Italian capital of Spumante where Asti Spumante by Carlo Gancia was born in 1865. It’s mainly famous for its underground wineries, real Underground Cathedrals extended under the town, architectural and engineering wine-making masterpieces where millions of bottles are allowed to ferment at a constant temperature of 12-14 degrees taking on the aroma and the typical flavours of spumante and wines.
Canelli is a medieval town that developed around the ancient structure formed by stratifications around the Castle. Its economy is based on the processing of Spumante and Moscato wine, so Canelli is known all over the world for its wines and winemaking traditions.
It is home to many historic wine companies like Bosca, Coppo, Contratto, Gancia and the historic Bocchino distillery.
They create a unique landscape developing along the rolling hills covered by vineyards as far as the eye can see and shaped over the years by man’s work.
The visit to the Underground Cathedrals is a unique experience, the most original and characteristic place you can discover in Canelli but also the least visible.
This is where the project that led to the recognition of the Langhe-Roero and Monferrato Vitivinicoli Landscapes as the 50th UNESCO World Heritage site in Italy started.
A team of highly trained young people will guide you along the way enriching it with historical anecdotes which will make your stay even more attractive. Before or after the visit and the wine tasting into the wineries, a tasting menu of the local typical dishes will make this experience simply unforgettable.