As you head north from Turin the Alps grow ever larger on the horizon and the desire to explore them becomes almost irresistible. They mark the...
Erbaluce – Dawn’s Early Light
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Piedmont
Dogliani Dolcetto
Piedmont is one of the northernmost regions of Italy and the release that spring grants to this land from the cruel hand of winter is almost...
Roero and The Red House
“There’s a red house over yonder,” sang Jimi Hendrix and, sure enough, there was. Vinnie and I were in Roero, a famous wine-producing area south of...
Barbaresco – The Queen of Wines
If Barolo is the King of Wines then we are off to see the Queen, I explained to Vinnie. He looked confused so I explained that the Langhe area in...
Barolo, The King of Wines
The Langhe is a very special area in Italian winemaking tradition. Situated on the north side of the Apennines as they turn west and reluctantly...
Barolo – War and Peace
Arguably the most renowned of Italian wines, Barolo is known as the Wine of Kings and the King of Wines. It gained this epithet as the wine of...
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