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A musical summer in Italy

Summer is a great time to be in Italy as there are no end of Festas, Festivals, Fieras. We have managed to visit quite a few and despite being in love with Piemonte have even ventured further afield to Lucca in Toscana (Tuscany) which hosts a Musical Festival in July....

Io e Luna (Me and the Moon), Guarene

There are no shortage of classy restaurants in Piemonte and the best quite often  have prices to match but every now and then we stumble upon a gem that provides exceptional cucina without breaking the bank. Davide Odore is a talented chef and Io e Luna in Montebello...

Pecchenino, exceptional Dolcetto di Dogliani

Dolcetto is the everyday wine of the Langhe and it is usually light and fruity and drunk young. At most of the tastings I attend I usually think “OK, pleasant but not for me”. Occasionally that indifference is shattered and our visit to the family-run...

And now for something completely different, Erbaluce di Caluso

It is so easy to become totally immersed in the world of Barbaresco and Barolo that one becomes blind to some of the delights just down the road: actually in the case of Caluso an 1 1/2 drive from Neive to the north of Torino. The ancient Erbaluce grape, whose name...

Socré confirmed

The perfect antidote to a recent miserable Saturday in Piemonte was a visit to the Socré cantina in Barbaresco. The family business dates back to the late 19th century when the vineyards, located just down the hill from Tre Stelle on the road to Alba, were bought by...