The Alta Langa Consortium is bringing the Alte Bollicine Piemontesi to the United States for the first time with a B2B event that marks a strategic milestone in the denomination’s expansion across the North American market. The main event is scheduled for Tuesday, March 10, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Eataly Downtown in New York City. Twenty‑seven producers will take part in a walk‑around tasting accompanied by two technical‑cultural seminars dedicated to the historical roots of Alta Langa Docg, its production area and the elements that make it a distinctive voice in the international Metodo Classico landscape.
The seminars will be led by Juliana Colangelo, wine marketing leader and host of the Italian Wine Podcast, together with representatives of the Consortium. The New York program will open on Monday, March 9, with a welcome cocktail at Terroir Tribeca wine bar, reserved for sommeliers, media and wine directors — an informal moment ahead of the following day’s B2B session.
“Bringing Alta Langa Docg to New York for the first time is an important achievement for our denomination,” says Giovanni Minetti, President of the Alta Langa Consortium. “This event allows us to share our history, our territory and the collective work of our producers, presenting Alta Langa as an authentic expression of Metodo Classico, deeply rooted in time and place.”
Who’s attending: 27 Alta Langa Docg producers pouring in New York
The group traveling to New York offers a broad representation of the denomination: Agricola Brandini, Agricola TT, Banfi, Bava, Bera, Borgo Maragliano, Casa E. di Mirafiore, Coppo, Cuvage, Deltetto 1953, Enrico Serafino, Ettore Germano, Fontanafredda, Giuseppe Contratto, La Fusina, Marcalberto, Marco Capra, Marziano Abbona, Mauro Sebaste, Nada Giuseppe, Pecchenino, Tenuta Carretta, Tenuta Il Falchetto, Tenuta Langasco, Tenuta Rocca, Terrabianca, Vite Colte.
A lineup that allows buyers, sommeliers and media to explore the stylistic diversity of the territory, with rosé and white references in Brut, Extra Brut and Pas Dosé styles — always vintage‑dated and marked by long lees ageing.
Why Alta Langa Docg speaks to the U.S. trade: terroir identity, vintages and time
In an international context increasingly focused on origin‑driven sparkling wines, Alta Langa Docg arrives in New York with a clear profile:
- Metodo Classico, vintage‑dated by definition
- Minimum 30 months on the lees (60 months for the Riserva)
- A high‑hill production area spanning 149 municipalities across the provinces of Alessandria, Asti and Cuneo, with altitudes ranging from roughly 250 to over 900 meters above sea level
The ampelographic base is historic: Pinot Noir and Chardonnay between 90% and 100%, either pure or blended; the regulations allow up to 10% of authorized non‑aromatic varieties. The denomination obtained Doc status in 2002 and Docg in 2011. Today production is limited, around three million bottles, with a supply chain that values hand‑harvesting in crates and a stylistic idea of finesse rooted in altitude, ancient soils and long cellar ageing.
The Consortium, the numbers and the partnerships: a young Docg with ancient roots
Founded in 2001, the Alta Langa Consortium safeguards a project born from years of research into the vocation of the area, now supported by a community of “proudly Piedmontese” growers and producers.
As of December 2025, the Consortium counted 100 producers and 90 associated growers, with vineyards covering around 500 hectares. Roughly two‑thirds of plantings are dedicated to Pinot Noir and one‑third to Chardonnay.
The “Alta Langa vineyard” of the 2025 harvest has a potential of about 3.5 million bottles, which will not reach the market before autumn 2028. The primary destination is the domestic market (85%), while exports account for 15%. Key partnerships include the International Alba White Truffle Fair — where Alta Langa is Official Sparkling Wine and main sponsor — as well as Slow Food (Banca del Vino and the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Pollenzo) and the Teatro Regio in Turin. In 2025, Alta Langa was named “Wine of the Year – Piedmont Region.”
Identity and positioning: what to expect from the first official U.S. event in New York
The two‑day program in New York combines networking, education and storytelling in a format designed for the U.S. trade.
The welcome cocktail on March 9 at Terroir Tribeca will offer an informal setting for initial exchanges among sommeliers, journalists and wine directors. On March 10 at Eataly Downtown, the B2B tasting and the two seminars led by Juliana Colangelo will provide an in‑depth look at the history, territory and style of Alta Langa, with a focus on vintages, altitudes, ageing times and textural profile.
The goal is clear: to build a coherent and recognizable narrative for a denomination that unites the 19th‑century heritage of Metodo Classico with the contemporary language of terroir.
