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At the border of Piedmont with Valle D’Aosta sit the steep vineyards of Carema where the vines are trained in traditional pergola style. When you look at the steep slopes and hard granite stones you realise why this is called … Continue reading
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Visit with Daniele Dinoia owner of Villa Guelpa to the Trincerone vineyard in Boca yesterday in Alto Piemonte – his vineyards are at 480m asl surrounded by woods with porphyry soils. The rules of Boca DOC oblige you to blend nebbiolo with a % … Continue reading
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A really special tasting today with three members of the Gaja family – Angelo, Gaia and Giovanni Gaja talking us through current vintages Costa Russi, Sorí Tíldin and Sorí San Lorenzo all 2020, Sperss 2018, Conteisa 2015, Barbaresco 2001, Darmagi … Continue reading
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One of the many highlights of my trip so far after an incredible tasting of Marchesi Alfieri Barbera with CEO and chief oenologist Mario Olivero we had the most wonderful lunch with Paola Chiapascpa at Ristorante Il Centro. The food was … Continue reading
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Such incredible wines by Marchesi Alfieri – the quality really surprised me and I was surprised at how wonderful Barbera can be if it comes from a favoured place, is made by someone passionate about the grape and it is allowed … Continue reading
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Piemonte is beginning to feel like home from home now having been here 3 times in the last three months. This was another very special visit – this time to Michele Chiarlo with Stefano Chiarlo and one of Piemonte’s most … Continue reading
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Today I visited the historic Cantine Nervi in Gattinara (the oldest cellar in Gattinara) now owned by Roberto Conterno (Conterno Cantine Nervi) since 2018. The wines are of course perfectly made as you would expect from this producer. The 2018 … Continue reading
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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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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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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