Asti & Monferrato
Private Wine Tour from Milan
Hilltop villages, cellars cut into the rock and the wines of Asti: Barbera, Moscato d’Asti and Asti Spumante. 10 hours by private Mercedes, fixed price from €900 per car.
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- CarsMercedes E-Class up to 2 guests, V-Class up to 6
- Pick-upYour hotel in Milan, or Malpensa, Linate, Bergamo (+€60)
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The Monferrato: Barbera country, above and below ground
The Monferrato is the gentler, less visited half of Piedmont’s wine country: rolling hills between the Po and the Langhe, dotted with villages on every crest. It is Barbera country, and around Canelli the home of Moscato, the grape behind Moscato d’Asti and Asti Spumante. Two of its sights are underground and part of the UNESCO site “Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato”: the infernot, small chambers hand-dug into the soft local sandstone to keep wine, and the “underground cathedrals” of Canelli, long vaulted cellars where sparkling wine ages. Asti is about 125 km from Milan, which makes this a full but very varied one among our day trips from Milan.
We usually go out through the northern Monferrato around Casale and come back from the south, so the day covers an infernot village, the medieval towers of Asti, lunch and a Canelli cellar without doubling back. Winery and cellar visits must be booked in advance and are not included in the price; we can help you book. With a chauffeur at the wheel, everyone can taste, and we only ask that you enjoy it responsibly. The price is per vehicle, not per person: from €900 with an E-Class for two, from €1,015 with a V-Class for up to six.
Monferrato Day at a Glance
Asti & Monferrato Wine Tour Itinerary
A 10-hour loop: the infernot villages in the morning, Asti at midday, Canelli in the afternoon.
Tailor-made, always. This itinerary is our suggestion only: every MilanobyCar day trip is tailor-made. Change the stops, the order and the timing as you like, or tell us your own plan in the booking notes.
Your driver, your local insider. Our chauffeurs are not licensed tour guides and do not guide you inside museums or sites, but they know these places well from years on the road: ask them for the best viewpoints, where to eat, where to stroll and how to avoid the busiest spots. If you would like a licensed guide, we can book one for you.
Pick-up at your hotel in Milan
Your driver meets you in the lobby and takes the A4 towards Turin, then the A26 south to Casale Monferrato and the first hills.
Cella Monte and the Monferrato of the infernot
In villages such as Cella Monte, houses and wineries have small cellars carved by hand into the pale sandstone, the pietra da cantoni. Some can be seen at wineries by reservation; the village’s ecomuseum also opens its infernot on Sundays and by appointment.
Towers, the cathedral and Piazza San Secondo
Asti kept many of its medieval tower-houses: the Torre Troyana is the best preserved. Walk to the Gothic cathedral and the squares of the centre; in September the city hosts the Palio, one of the oldest horse races in Italy.
Agnolotti and Barbera
Piedmontese cooking at its most comforting: vitello tonnato, agnolotti, braised beef in Barbera and, in the cold months, bagna cauda. Your driver can suggest a trattoria and book a table.
An underground cathedral and Moscato
Under the hill of Canelli, historic wineries such as Bosca, Contratto and Coppo age their sparkling wines in vaulted tunnels dug between the 16th and 19th centuries. Visits are by reservation and end with a tasting of Asti, Moscato d’Asti or classic-method wines.
Back to your hotel in Milan
Back on the A21 and A7, or a drop-off at Malpensa, Linate, Turin or a hotel in the Langhe.
Asti & Monferrato Wine Tour Prices — 10-Hour Private Car
Prices are per vehicle for the whole 10-hour day with distance included, whatever the number of passengers. Saturdays and Sundays +20%, major holidays +50%, airport pick-up +€60. Extra hours €75 with the E-Class, €85 with the V-Class, bookable in the form below.
- •Door-to-door from your Milan hotel
- •English-speaking chauffeur
- •10 hours · distance included
- •Door-to-door from your Milan hotel
- •English-speaking chauffeur
- •10 hours · distance included
- •Executive luxury sedan
- •English-speaking chauffeur
Included in the price
- ✓Private Mercedes and English-speaking chauffeur for the whole day
- ✓Door-to-door pick-up and return in Milan
- ✓Fuel, motorway tolls and parking for the car
- ✓Bottled water on board
- ✓Child seats on request, free of charge
- ✓Driver waiting while you visit and taste
Not included — paid separately
- ✕Winery and cellar visits and tastings (booked in advance)
- ✕Ecomuseum and monument tickets
- ✕Meals, drinks and wine you buy
- ✕Licensed local guide (bookable on request)
Milan to Asti and the Monferrato: The Route
About 125 km to Asti, around 1 hour 30 minutes. We usually drive out on the A4 and A26 to Casale Monferrato, cross the hills to Asti and Canelli, and return on the A21 and A7, a loop of about 280 km.
Asti & Monferrato Wine Tour from Milan — FAQ
Asti and the Monferrato by private car or by train?
Trains from Milan reach Asti, but the infernot villages and the Canelli cellars are scattered across the hills with very limited connections. A private car turns the day into a single loop, with no waiting at small stations and nobody driving after the tastings.
Barbera, Moscato and the wines to know
Barbera d’Asti DOCG is the everyday red of the area and Nizza DOCG its 100% Barbera top tier from around Nizza Monferrato. Moscato d’Asti is lightly sparkling, sweet and low in alcohol; Asti Spumante is its fully sparkling cousin. Ruchè from Castagnole Monferrato is a rare, aromatic red worth asking for.
How much is an Asti and Monferrato day trip?
MilanobyCar charges a fixed price per car: from €900 for two passengers in a Mercedes E-Class and from €1,015 for up to six in a V-Class, for a 10-hour day including driver, fuel, tolls and parking. The exact price for your date appears in the booking form.
Book Your Asti & Monferrato Day Trip — Private Mercedes from Milan
10 hours, English-speaking driver, door-to-door. Infernot, Asti and Canelli in one loop.
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