The historic Piazza Castello cafe whose 1879 house vermouth bianco and rosolio make it a living shrine to Turin's fortified-wine roots.
The list: House Vermouth di Torino bianco and Rosolio delle Alpi made to an 1879 recipe, poured at the historic marble bar
Tip: This is where Italian aperitivo culture took shape; drink the house vermouth bianco standing at the counter.
Address: Piazza Castello 15, 10123 Torino, Italy, Piedmont
San Salvario bar whose vermouth-and-amaro wall is the best place in Turin to taste a flight of Vermouth di Torino styles late.
The list: Dedicated wall of Turin and Italian vermouths and amari, served neat, on the rocks or built into bespoke cocktails
Tip: Order a flight straight from the vermouth wall to taste several Vermouth di Torino styles side by side.
Canale fine-dining address with a serious Roero and Langhe cellar, offering evening wine flights alongside its tasting menu.
The list: Michelin-level Roero and Langhe wine programme tied to a tasting-menu kitchen, with evening flights of Roero Arneis and Nebbiolo
Tip: Book the evening service in Canale and let the sommelier pair Roero Arneis and Nebbiolo across the tasting menu.
Spacious San Salvario wine shop and enoteca near Porta Nuova, with by-the-glass tastings and evening flights across Piedmont and Italy.
The list: Large enoteca near Porta Nuova with by-the-glass tastings spanning Piedmont and Italy, plus regular evening tasting flights
Tip: A few steps from Porta Nuova; ask about the evening tasting flights to compare Langhe and Monferrato wines.
Long-established Alba wine shop and tasting bar in the historic centre, pouring cru Barolo and Barbaresco by the glass into the evening.
The list: Historic central-Alba wine shop and bar with a vast Langhe range, offering by-the-glass tastings of Barolo and Barbaresco crus
Tip: Ask to taste two Barolo crus side by side; the shop's range spans most of the Barolo MGA map.
Vincafe's evening Barolo and Barbaresco by-the-glass flights make it Alba's easiest late-night Nebbiolo tasting on the main street.
The list: Curated evening flights of Barolo and Barbaresco by the glass, including mature vintages, on Alba's central street
Tip: Build a vertical of one Barolo cru across vintages; the by-the-glass program runs late into the evening.
Canale house making since 1878 in its 19th-century underground cellars, with guided tastings of Alta Langa traditional-method sparkling.
The list: Alta Langa traditional-method sparkling refined in 19th-century underground cellars, with guided Metodo Classico tastings
Tip: Book the Underground experience to taste Alta Langa where it ages in the 1878 cellars; evenings by reservation.