Wine Pairing: Gavi DOCG Gavi DOCG is Piedmont’s classic dry white from Cortese, produced in the southern part of Alessandria province near the Ligurian Apennines. At its best, Gavi is not a neutral seafood wine. It combines lemon, green apple, white flowers and almond with a dry mineral finish, and serious bottles can gain wax, herbs and nuts with age. The denomination’s proximity to Liguria helps explain why its restrained style feels so natural with seafood, pesto-adjacent

A regional dining guide focused on established restaurants, local cuisine and the character of the province. The Province of Alessandria sits at one of Piedmont’s most interesting gastronomic crossroads. Monferrato, Tortona, Gavi, Acqui Terme and the valleys toward Liguria create a territory where Piedmontese tradition meets vineyard culture, country cooking and increasingly ambitious contemporary restaurants. The local table is built around agnolotti, rabatòn, Fassona beef,

Wine Pairing: Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG is a aromatic red or rosé, commonly sweet and sparkling whose value comes from a precise relationship between grape, place and table. From Acqui Terme and neighboring Piedmont hills, it offers a regional identity that becomes clearer when the bottle is chosen for structure rather than fame. In General, the useful question for Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG is how the detail changes bottle choice, serving temperature, food we