#wines from Piedmont
Articoli dedicati ai vini piemontesi.
Bagna Cauda and Barbera, Inimitable Flavors
Bagna cauda paired with the Barbera d'Asti Superiore Favà from Tenuta Garetto Bagna cauda (hot sauce in Italian) is one of the many dishes of Italian regional tradition that make our cuisine unique throughout the world. A dish par...
You Read Solleone, You Drink Passion
The Monferrato Sauvignon by Guido Zampaglione There are wines that, before uncorking them, I convince myself must have the right interlocutor with whom to speak the same language. These are my own false convictions that often push me to take a step back if I'm not sure that what I consider sublime for my palate can be so for others as well...
It Will Be the Aur-oura in the Hills of Carpeneto
Aur-oura: an excellence of the Monferrato Among the gentle hills of the Alto Monferrato, a new winery has recently been completed — almost a small jewel: Rocco di Carpeneto. A place of peace surrounded by vineyards that leaves room for both meditation and the tasting of...
Montalbera, the Rediscovery of Ruchè
Ruché is to Montalbera as Montalbera is to Ruché. It has been a true challenge, one we can now say has been won, since the wine is now recognized by the market and in 2010 it even obtained the coveted DOCG. Even though the winery produces other wines...
Barolo Levoluzione Montalbera: just a range-filler wine?
Montalbera is therefore synonymous with Ruché. But not only: beyond the production of other wines from the Piedmontese tradition (such as Grignolino, Moscato d'Asti and Barbera) and a fair presence of international varieties, Franco Morando, whom we previously interviewed...
Montalbera, a Success Story
We meet the Montalbera winery, now an established reality operating in the Langhe and Monferrato. Franco Morando continues the family tradition and, with passion and dedication, develops the work already undertaken following canons of excellence.La st...
Forteto della Luja, an oasis in the winery
Gianni e Silvia Scaglione, through their work and constant commitment, carry forward an ambitious project. A project that, step by step, has led their estate to become BIO in 2007 and at the same time a WWF-recognized OASIS, the f...
Cantina Laiolo Reginin, Calici di Natura
Arriving at Paolo's is always like coming home. Whether you've known him for years or are visiting his estate for the first time, the moment you cross the threshold of his cantina you immediately sense that typical feeling of familiarity and warmth that only rural farming culture can still convey.
Grignolino, a Red Wine for Summer
Grignolino is one of the wines of the Piedmontese tradition, a red wine that, like others, has gone through alternating phases of glory and hardship. Throughout its history it has managed to "reinvent" itself and revisit its position in the consumer's imagination. Na...
Gamba di Pernice, an Endangered Grape Variety
In the province of Asti, between the Monferrato and the Langhe, nestled among hills covered with vineyards, lies the municipality of Calosso. It is in this area of lower Piedmont — where barbera and moscato reign supreme — that an indigenous grape called Gamba di Pernice is cultivated...
Paese che vai, Nebbiolo che trovi
If the Langa is the undisputed homeland where nebbiolo reigns supreme far and wide, no less important are the other areas where tenacious and conscientious growers have been able to enhance and tame this grape variety. BEYOND THE TANARO RIVER...
Monferrato: interview with Cantina Bellicoso
We meet the Bellicoso winery, an emerging reality in the Asti area, located in the hamlet of Molisso di Montegrosso d'Asti. The story begins only in 2003, when Antonio Bellicoso, an oenologist who for 15 years had practiced the profession of agricultural technician, decides to quit his consulting work to become a farmer...