The Alta Langa Consortium has launched a new educational section on its website, accessible at https://academy.altalangadocg.com/.
This visually appealing and innovative platform aims to share the wealth of knowledge surrounding the denomination of the “Alte Bollicine Piemontesi” (Piedmontese High Sparkling Wines) with the public.
The new section of the website results from extensive and meticulous research and study to mark the 20th anniversary of the denomination’s official recognition.
Through the Alta Langa Academy, the Consortium offers high-value content for wine enthusiasts, students, professionals, and journalists. It is an opportunity to deepen knowledge of this jewel of Piedmontese winemaking, the oldest traditional method of sparkling wine in Italy.
The Academy’s experts
The Alta Langa Academy provides a comprehensive journey through the various facets of the denomination. It features content created by renowned experts:
- Edmondo Bonelli: “The Soils of Alta Langa”
- Maurizio Gily: “Viticulture in Alta Langa”
- Carlo Casavecchia: “The Production Method”
- Pierstefano Berta and Giusi Mainardi: “The Origins and Development of the Traditional Method in Piedmont”
- Giancarlo Montaldo and Teresa Baccini: “The 1990s: The Sparkling Wine Project and the Birth of the Denomination”
- Armando Castagno: “Sensory Profile Analysis of the Wine”
- Vincenzo Donatiello: “How to Best Appreciate a Bottle of Alta Langa”
- Piercarlo Grimaldi: “Farming Imagery, Rituals, and Myths of the High Hills”
- Antonio Degiacomi: “Alta Langa and Alba White Truffle”
- Mauro Carbone: “Traveling Through the Lands of Alta Langa”
“Through this new section of our institutional website, we aim to open the doors of Alta Langa knowledge to everyone—an audience that is growing rapidly—who wants to delve deeper into our denomination,” says Mariacristina Castelletta, President of the Alta Langa Consortium. “We believe that sharing knowledge is essential to fully appreciate the quality and uniqueness of our ‘Alte Bollicine Piemontesi.’ We have chosen to do so with a product that aligns with the essence of the Consortium and the denomination itself: a rich, engaging, meticulously crafted site with a contemporary design.“
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