Slow Travel at Terre Rosse Vallania · Zola Predosa, Colli Bolognesi
A small group visits the cellar and vineyards of Terre Rosse Vallania, a family estate in the Colli Bolognesi west of the city, then tastes four wines with local food. Pick it to taste Pignoletto where it grows, a short ride from Bologna.
Terre Rosse Vallania sits in the hills of Zola Predosa, west of Bologna, a town with winemaking records going back to a parchment from 1033. Enrico Vallania founded the estate in 1964 and named it for its red soils. The listing says Giulio and Enrico run it today, growing Sauvignon, Pignoletto, Cabernet, Chardonnay and Merlot.
The visit is short and focused: 15 minutes in the winery, 15 minutes walking the vineyard, then an hour at the table. You taste four wines: a Chardonnay DOC, a sparkling Pignoletto DOC, a Pignoletto Superiore DOCG and a Merlot DOC, with mortadella, tigelle and Parmigiano Reggiano. That is a proper Bologna tasting: local wine, local mortadella, and you're in the hills it comes from.
Getting there needs thought. The listing includes transportation to the venue but doesn't say where it picks up, and one guest took a taxi from the centre. Confirm before you book. The estate is not wheelchair accessible, groups are 10 at most, and rain can cancel the vineyard walk.
The listing gives about 15 minutes from Bologna. Confirm how the included transport works, or take a taxi.
A guided look at how the estate makes its wine.
Out among the vines on the red soils that give the estate its name. Rain can cancel this part.
Four wines with mortadella, tigelle and Parmigiano Reggiano. Juice for under-18s.
★★★★★Cozy winery and shop. Our live guide was superb and provided great service. Highly recommended.
★★★★★It was fun to start with a guided tour and see how the wine is made, and the wine tasting afterwards was very good!
★★★★★We loved the wines and the platter of cheeses and different kinds of ham.
★★★★★Fantastic experience - authentic and present! Fantastic wines!
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The listing says the winery is about 15 minutes from Bologna and that transportation to the venue is included, but it doesn't name a pickup point. Confirm with the operator; one guest took a taxi from the centre.
Four: a Chardonnay DOC, a sparkling Pignoletto DOC, a Pignoletto Superiore DOCG and a Merlot DOC, served with mortadella, tigelle and Parmigiano Reggiano.
Yes. The listing includes fruit juice for under-18s; alcohol is served only to adults.
No. The listing says it is not wheelchair accessible.
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