Strambinello, Torino · a family vineyard
A boutique winery in the hills north of Turin. Everything is grown, picked and made here. Come for a tasting, or spend a Sunday painting, drawing and printing in the vineyard — in English or Italian, whichever you prefer.
A November scene: the vendemmia or grape harvesting done, the vines are resting for WinterStrambinello · Canavese · Piemonte
Who you'll be with
Luca’s family has worked the Il Pirondel vineyard for close to three hundred years. He makes the wine himself, in the cantina behind the house, and he’ll tell you exactly what went right and wrong with each vintage — which is not something you get on a coach tour. Production is small and every bottle is estate grown. There isn’t a bigger version of this, and that’s rather the point.
Kirsty came from England and stayed. She runs the creative workshops out in the vineyard, or in the old wine cellar if it’s raining: yoga, drawing, painting and botanical printing on linen and tote bags. Everything is taught in both English and Italian, and everyone is welcome, whatever they may think of their own talents. It’s a chance to let your inner creativity blossom.
At Il Pirondel we take sustainability seriously, and we reduce, reuse and recycle as far as we can. Only the bare minimum of sulphites goes into the bottling, and we keep plastic off the vineyard altogether — the vines are tied with handmade willow twigs.
Two ways to spend a day here
With Luca
A walk through the historical vineyard and a tasting of everything we grow and make here, with a full aperitivo board — salumi, cheeses, vegetables and local dishes. Stay as long as you like; most people do.
Book a tasting
With Kirsty
Spend a Sunday drawing, painting or printing in the vineyard, and take home what you make. Lunch, wine from the cellar and all materials are included in the price. All levels — especially people convinced they can't draw.
See the workshopsBoth are hosted in English and Italian. Payment is on the day. If you're staying nearby and want something at a different time, message Luca or Kirsty and we'll try to fit you in.
A day in the vineyard
18 October 202610.30 a.m. – 3.00 p.m.
A morning of open-air yoga with a qualified yoga teacher, a vegetarian lunch in the vineyard, then sketchbooks out in the afternoon for painting with acrylics and pastel. Go home with a finished painting.
Book this workshop€70
13 December 202610.30 a.m. – 3.00 p.m.
Try your hand at making a simple Christmas wreath at this workshop. A walk to collect greenery and the wreath-making class will be followed by lunch. After lunch you will make a simple take-home linocut to print your own individual Christmas cards.
Book this workshop€65
21 March 202710.30 a.m. – 3.00 p.m.
Print from leaves and plants onto paper and linen, and take home your own lavender pillow.
Book this workshop€65
18 April 202710.30 a.m. – 3.00 p.m.
Think you’re rubbish at drawing? Two classes, before and after lunch, that will show you otherwise.
Book this workshop€65
13 June 202710.30 a.m. – 3.00 p.m.
Make your own designs on fabric and tote bags using turmeric, cyanotype and whatever is flowering that week.
Book this workshop€65
25 July 202710.30 a.m. – 3.00 p.m.
A morning of open-air yoga with a qualified yoga teacher, a vegetarian lunch in the vineyard, then sketchbooks out in the afternoon for painting with watercolour, acrylics or pastel. Go home with a finished painting.
Book this workshop€70
12 September 202710.30 a.m. – 3.00 p.m.
The holidays are over, but you can still paint them. Summer memories in oil pastel or acrylic on canvas, outdoors.
Book this workshop€65
Every workshop includes lunch, wine from our cellar and all materials. Places are limited, so book ahead.
Reserve a placeFrom a guest
To Luca and Kirsty. The experience we had is one you can never forget, and we will tell everyone we meet about it. It is not a once-in-a-lifetime thing — it felt more like coming home to a place you did not know existed.
You did not show us the wine, or let us taste it, because you wanted us to buy. You did it because you love to. You gave us something to eat to show the love and warmth you carry with you. We did not only buy the wine because we liked it, but because we wanted to remember it for the rest of our lives.
It is people like you two who give pure Italian wine made out of love. We hope you keep the family business running for many more years, and that you give every person who enters the room the same warm and living place we were lucky to receive tonight.
Keep the kindness and love you gave us today.
Estate grown, pressed and bottled here
The king of Canavese wines: medium-bodied, smooth and velvety, with plum and blackberry. Two years in stainless steel, one in an oak cask and one in the bottle. Drink it with risotto, red meat, pasta and mild cheeses.
Blackcurrant and a remarkable acidity, after two years in stainless steel and one in the bottle. The perfect companion to salumi, roast meats and game.
Flowers and peach — the right choice for a summer party, served properly chilled, and for fish, vegetables and salads.
One of the three historic passiti of Italy, known since Roman times. The grapes are picked and laid out by hand to dry for three months; after pressing, fermentation takes four years, followed by a year in the bottle. Almond, dried fruit, apricot and honey — a long-lived elixir for aged cheese, pastries and sweets.
Production is small and none of it goes to shops. Luca handles every order himself — tell him what you'd like and where you are, and he'll come back to you directly.
Write to LucaFinding us
Request a date
Choose a tasting or a workshop date, leave your name and email, and we'll confirm — usually the same evening. Nothing to pay online; you settle up on the day.
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