Tag Archives: Piemonte
Piemonte 2-3 Toscana: A weekend in Italy part 2
After the Capezzana tasting, the riches of Decanter’s Italian day at the Landmark Hotel. This has to be the best one-day introduction to the Italian quality wine scene in the UK and maybe beyond. It’s big – with 86 listed … Continue reading →
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Tagged as Arneis, Barbera, Cabernet Sauvignon, Gavi, Merlot, Piedmont, Piemonte, Sangiovese, Syrah, toscana, Tuscany
Giacosa Fratelli – perfume and austerity
Giacosa Fratelli is rather different from most of the wineries we visited in our recent week in Piemonte. The winery is much bigger than most of the places we visited, a large, functional building coincidentally right next door to Bruno … Continue reading →
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Tagged as Barbaresco, Barolo, Nebbiolo, Piedmont, Piemonte
Multi-faceted Vajra
Planning a week’s tasting in a region is a mixture of thorough preparation, chance meetings and recommendations, and sheer persistence. And there is the question of whether to visit wineries which you already know and whose wines are available in … Continue reading →
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Tagged as Barbera, Chardonnay, Freisa, Moscato, Nebbiolo, Piedmont, Piemonte, Riesling
Ca’ del Baio – rapporto qualità prezzo buonissimo!
This winery is appropriately enough near ‘three stars’ (Trestelle), itself a sort of mid point between the three Barbaresco communes – Treiso, Neive and, of course, Barbaresco itself. But the three stars could also refer to the three daughters of … Continue reading →
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Tagged as Barbaresco, Barbera, Chardonnay, Cortese, Dolcetto, Moscato, Nebbiolo, Piedmont, Piemonte
Bruno Rocca – above all the land
Having finished the posts from Vinitaly, we return to our week in the Langhe, home of the famous wines of Barbaresco and Barolo. The message at Bruno Rocca’s family winery in Barbaresco is clear. However much they are completing an … Continue reading →
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Tagged as Barbaresco, Barbera, Burgundy, Dolcetto, Nebbiolo, Piedmont, Piemonte
Vinitaly 2: mainly bubbles
As Janet and I had been in Piemonte but not got to the Gavi area, we made beeline for the home of the Cortese grape at the wine fair. As I wrote in the previous post, Vinitaly allows you taste … Continue reading →
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Tagged as Chardonnay, Cortese, Franciacorta, Gavi, Moscato, Piedmont, Piemonte, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Saten
Albino Rocca – where the quality shows
There is a very assured feel about the entire operation at Albino Rocca in the village of Barbaresco itself. The vineyards have been build up to an impressive 23 hectares and the usual excellent job has been done in … Continue reading →
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Tagged as Barbaresco, Barbera, Cortese, Moscato, Nebbiolo, Piedmont, Piemonte
Hilberg-Pasquero: ‘bio-ergo-dinamica’
Annette Hilberg arrived in the Roero area from Germany 26 years ago and now seems very settled. She and her husband were about to set off for a tasting of old vintages of Barbera at the end of a long … Continue reading →
Spring sunshine at Malvirà
There are some days when everything is just perfect – the spring sunshine, the countryside emerging from a long hard winter, the place, the people. Our visit to Malvirà was one of those days. As with quite a few wineries … Continue reading →
Renato Ratti – history with a view
The winery of the historic family firm of Renato Ratti sits overlooking a magnificent sweep of vines, just on the edge of the town of La Morra. Sig. Ratti made a significant contribution to wine making here, being first off … Continue reading →
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