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A visit to @borgogno1761 with the very affable Andrea Farinetti showed some very positive developments with the 2019s for me in comparison to previous years. The aromas are much clearer and brighter and the wines look much livelier with brighter fruit. I … Continue reading
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What a beautiful stay I had at the super smart @speziale_wine_resort when I was in Verduno last week on the #verdunoeuno 2 day press event. My room was really a place I was reluctant to leave with a large comfortable bed, stylish bath with … Continue reading
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@tua_rita new release of the #2021 vintage with @stefano_frascolla presenting the wines in London today. Wines tasted were #keir #rosso #bianco #persempre – (Syrah) #perlatodelbosco -(Sangiovese) #giustodinotri (Bordeaux blend) and #redigaffi2021 (Merlot) and with lunch #redigaffi2015 . The #giustodinotri 2021 stole the show for me but the #keir (Syrah) made in #amphora was looking fantastic too and the 2015 Redigaffi was on great form … Continue reading
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Lovely evening just chilling with Gaia Gaja tonight – always such great fun and great company at one of my favourite places @campamac in Barbaresco and the #Gaja #soritildin #babaresco #2020 was showing beautifully tonight. fun to try the #enginegintonic View this post on Instagram A post shared … Continue reading
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Thrilled and delighted to be able to meet up with the dynamic @currado_vietti_luca @elenapennacurradovietti for an aperitivo in Alba @sangiovanni.alba and to taste Elena’s new range of traditional and artisanal gin and vermouth. Not only are these vermouths and the gin delicious and full of … Continue reading
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What a fabulously fun visit and tasting with so many lovely wines with Fabrizio Giraudo at Az.ag. Ranieri Gianmatteo winery between Barolo and Monforte – they even make sone great #vermouth and a #digestivo – plus a sneak preview of their #barolo 2020 and 2021 from … Continue reading
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What a thrill to finally visit one of the oldest and most historically famous restaurants in the Barolo area – restaurant Buon Padre – (records of this as place to rest and get a meal go back to 1890 and … Continue reading
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One of the most exciting things about wine is discovering new producers and lately there have been quite a few in my recent trips to #piemonte #piedmont. @vaira_aurelj are doing things their own way and are making some delightfully charming but characterful wines. Tasting … Continue reading
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A visit to @massolinowinery is a must. – Franco Massolino does a brilliant job of explaining the lie of the land and the surrounding vineyards but most of all it is the pure and pristine quality of the wines that pull me … Continue reading
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A long overdue visit to @elvio_cogno and a great tasting of some special wines. It’s been a long effort but Walter has rescued the indigenous #nascettadinovello white grape variety from near extinction and now there are 14 producers of this variety in #novello and he is … Continue reading
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It’s not every day you get to taste every producer’s wine from a particular place but this was a brilliant initiative by the #verdunoptoducersassociation that allowed us to taste 17 examples of their special #pelaverga wines from the pelavega piccolo grape variety . This … Continue reading
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After a long journey it’s fun to walk in the vineyards with expert @edmondobonelli – you never know who you will meet 😉 first photo Vittore Alessandria @fratellialessandria @edmondobonelli Diego Morra @cantinemorradiego President of the Verduno Producers Association and @ian_dagata in @fratellialessandria vineyards. Last photo of #verduno town on a little high crest … Continue reading
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An especially sunny and enjoyable evening with Giampiero Bertolini CEO @biondisantigreppo and David Gleave MW director @liberty_wines showing the 2020 #rossodimontalcino, 2017 #brunellodimontalcino, 2016#brunellodimontalcinoriserva and the surprisingly alive #brunellodimontalcinoriserva 1999 “La Storica” at @liberty_wines favourite #italianrestaurant @therivercafelondon The most surprising part of the evening was the way that the 1999 vintage changed in the … Continue reading
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Yesterday I had a chat with Jérôme Poisson, general manager at Caiarossa and I tasted their new 2020 releases – Pergolaia, Aria di Caiarossa and Caiarossa – three exciting wines from the Tuscan coast. The flagship wine Caiarossa will be … Continue reading
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@domenicoclerico_winery are on fire at the moment! Producing some excellent quality wines with concentration and depth but so deeply refined and full of finesse. Like a butterfly finding it’s wings they have shed a heavier more oaky, powerful style which served … Continue reading
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More delights from the 2019 and 2020 vintage. This time the 2020 Barbaresco Ronchi from @rocca.albino Albino Rocca takes the floor with its gentle elegance and graceful style – the nose opens after a while to a beautiful harmony of red cherry, … Continue reading