#wines from Piedmont
Articoli dedicati ai vini piemontesi.
Brezza: Barolo di Barolo, expression of different cru.
We stopped by the Brezza stand and tasted their prestigious single-cru vintage Barolo. A unique opportunity, absolutely not to be missed, to taste the fruit of some of the most renowned vineyards in the comune of Barolo, as well as the...
La Pranda Cantine del Nebbiolo: a Squeeze of Piedmont
Having Piedmontese friends has many advantages, even if for a Neapolitan, eating at 12:30 or even at 1 o'clock could be a problem! Piedmont is a region that, from an oenological point of view, needs no introduction, but you can find yourself lost if you're looking for a wine perhaps less known than the usual ones...
Barolo Riserva Borgogno: the time machine
Vinitaly, the largest wine fair in Italy, perhaps in the world. You can meet producers there, drink their vintage wines. It is already more difficult to come across a vertical tasting of Barolo Riserva by Borgogno. To then taste a Barolo Riserva Borgogno that is over thirty years old is practically impossible. And yet that is what we will try to tell you about.
Barbera d'Asti Tradizione Cantina Saccoletto: Carpe Diem
I can still distinctly recall the buzz of the many attendees curiously crowding around the producers' tables: noses in glasses, smiles, questions and banter; all amid the aromas of the fantastic wheels of pecorino from the Valle Scannese farm...
Baccabianca: Cortese like Guido
Guido Zampaglione is a figure in the wine world who intrigues me greatly — he has, ever since I first tasted one of his wines, and the intrigue only deepened when I read his résumé. A varied background that began with a degree...
Ghemme di Torraccia del Piantavigna, great Piedmontese wine
Torraccia del Piantavigna is a beautiful story spanning nearly four decades in Alto Piemonte. 38 hectares at the foot of Monte Rosa planted with Nebbiolo, Vespolina and Erbaluce, producing the greatest wines of the Sesia river valley...
Jamais: metodo classico and solera together for a wine like no other
The winery Cascina Baricchi is located in the Langhe, on the hills of the municipality of Neviglie, overlooking the Val Tinella, not far from Barbaresco, in the province of Cuneo. Natale, son of Giovanni Simonetta, has been running this estate since 1996, which was founded in 1979 ...
Dolcetto d'Alba Terre D'Aleramo: galloping through Monferrato
Anyone who knows wine — or thinks they know at least a little — always wants to choose what to drink: the type of wine, the winery, the vintage, and so on. The choice is often complex, with many parameters to consider, many of which are immeasurable and subjective, not to mention the emotional involvement that so often takes the lead...
Barbera d'Asti Biologico Terre da Vino: simplicity and accessibility
Far from wine shops and with no time to visit wineries, I ended up in a shopping centre: a place those of us in the industry don't love, but where perhaps most consumers actually shop. We discussed it in our ABC del vino guide — in large retail chains (GDO)...
What wine to pair with meat broth?
This year the cold in Italy took a little while to arrive, but it finally came! I'm not someone who prefers one season over another — I enjoy them all in their serene alternation and love the peculiarities of each one. What I like about winter is sleeping and pulling the blankets close, hearing the rain beat on the rooftops, the smell of the air, the fireplace with crackling wood, and many other things including the steaming dishes that warm your evenings.
Castello di Neive, stronghold of Piedmontese wine
Nestled among the endless hills that seem to chase one another in a succession of vineyards and cultivated fields, the Castello di Neive, with superb elegance, seems almost to want to watch over them. The gaze is lost in that panorama, among towers and villages, as if...
Asparagus alla parmigiana: easy and quick recipe
Today we'd like to share a very simple recipe that requires little time and few ingredients. Today's star is the asparagus! Our principal ingredient takes its name from the Persian "sperega," meaning sprout, and was later called "asparaghos" by the Greeks, meaning "full of sap"...