Spring Piedmont Series 2026 Season Pass

The Spring Piedmont Series Season Pass is one ticket per pass to all five Piedmont classes we’re hosting this spring. The series runs February 13 through May 6. If you can’t make one of the dates, you’re welcome to transfer your pass to a friend for that class; just tell us who the lucky recipient is.

Each class will be kept intentionally small, with a maximum of 12 students, and will run as a guided, structured tasting with huge amounts of knowledge dropped in. Expect a real lesson plan, clear takeaways, and enough wine to actually learn from it. Piedmont rewards  comparison: while Nebbiolo itself is distinctive you'll start to see the real differences terroir and producer makes in these wines. 

Why take these classes? Because Piedmont is one of the world’s great fine-wine regions, but it’s also one of the most misunderstood. People either reduce it to “Barolo = expensive” or they get lost in the weeds of obscure grape names without learning how to make the wines make sense in the glass. This series fixes that. You’ll leave with a practical mental map of the region, a clear hierarchy of grapes and appellations, and the ability to buy Piedmont with confidence.

Piedmont is also one of the few regions where value still exists if you know where to look. Barolo and Barbaresco are rightly famous, but some of the smartest purchases in Italy are hiding one step outside the spotlight: Roero Nebbiolo, Alto Piemonte, serious Dolcetto, and the rising world of Piedmont whites like Timorasso. If you like Burgundy for terroir, structure, and nuance, Piedmont is the Italian region that scratches the same itch.

Throughout the series, we’ll focus on the region's best producers, classic examples of each style, and wines that illustrate real regional differences. After this series you should confidently know what to expect when ordering Barolo at a restaurant or shopping for fun value wine that over-delivers. 

Class Schedule

All classes will be held at Birch Road Highlands and run from 6:00-7:30pm. 

February 13: Intro to Piedmont
We’ll build the foundation: Piedmont’s major subregions, the grapes that dominate the land, and what to expect from each style. This is the class that makes the rest of the series click. You’ll learn how to interpret the big place names: Langhe, Roero, Monferrato, Alto Piemonte, and understand why they taste different before we ever get into the deep end.

March 3: Barbaresco & Roero
Nebbiolo with a little Arneis. We’ll get precise about what separates Barbaresco from Barolo in structure, site, and personality—and then we’ll jump the river to Roero, Piedmont’s often-underpriced neighbor where sandier soils can shift the shape of Nebbiolo entirely. Expect a high payoff class: familiar names, clearer distinctions, and very buyable takeaways.

March 25: Alto-Piemonte
This is Nebbiolo’s other world: cooler, more mountainous, often blended, and frequently the most compelling value in the entire region for collectors who want detail and lift rather than sheer mass. We’ll cover the key northern appellations and the supporting grapes that show up there and taste the differences. 

April 13: The Rare & Obscure
Piedmont is a treasure chest of grapes and styles that most wine drinkers never meet. This class is designed to broaden your range and sharpen your instincts: aromatic whites, rustic local reds, lightly sparkling oddities, and the kinds of bottles that make a dinner party feel like you know what you’re doing. This is also where you’ll pick up the best “secret weapon” wines for food. Some grapes we'll cover include Freisa, Grignolino, Ruché, and Timorasso. 

May 6: Barolo Deep Dive
The epic finale. We’ll treat Barolo the way it deserves to be treated: not as one wine, but as a landscape of villages, exposures, and choices that produce dramatically different outcomes. You’ll learn the clean, usable framework for understanding Barolo’s internal geography, how producer decisions change the shape of Nebbiolo, what to do with young Barolo (and when not to), and how to buy intelligently across vintages and price tiers. We'll taste Barolo from 6 different villages and find out in the glass how much variety this small region can provide. 

If you’ve been meaning to truly understand Piedmont, and not just chug it, this is the most efficient and rewarding way to do it. You’ll taste widely, build real reference points, and come out the other side able to navigate one of the world’s greatest wine regions with confidence.