Winery · Courmayeur
Cave des Onze Communes
A 60-hectare organic cooperative spanning 11 Alpine municipalities at 550-900m, where steep terrain demands hand-tending of 20 wine typologies—from Fumin to Chardonnay—across five medieval castles' wine-growing district.
What to do there
- AdventureHannibal crossing historical site with commemorative wineThrough the Mont Blanc tunnel, Courmayeur offers Italian Alpine wines from Valle d'Aosta - the smallest and most mountainous Italian wine region. Toast Hannibal's legendary crossing (whichever route he actually took) with wines from both sides of the Alps.
- AdventureAosta - Roman gateway to the AlpsAosta retains magnificent Roman ruins including an amphitheater, triumphal arch, and city walls. Italy's smallest wine region produces rare indigenous varieties like Petit Rouge, Fumin, and Prié Blanc on steep terraces virtually unknown outside the valley.
Wineries nearby
- Winery Via Roma Aperitivo Wine Bar Crawl Courmayeur's aperitivo hour—sip local wines on Via Roma as Mont Blanc glows at sunset, with cured meats and cheeses in this Alpine village at the foot of Europe's tallest peak.
- Winery Glacier-Aged Sparkling Wine at 2,173m on Rotating SkyWay At 2,173m on the rotating Skyway cable car, the Cuvée des Guides ferments in Europe's highest sparkling wine cellar — 100 exclusive magnums yearly from Mont Blanc's oldest vineyard.
- Winery · Morgex Cave Mont Blanc Europe's highest vineyards (900-1200m) in a 1983 cooperative of 70 mountain families producing Prié Blanc on ungrafted, centuries-old vines, creating 'glacier bubbles' sparkling wines from the shadow of Mont Blanc.