The panettones are almost finished, the diary is (relatively) empty and the scales are creaking so the diet starts in earnest today. It has been a very enjoyable festive season but excess has been on the menu almost every day. The challenge now is to shed the kilos...
Many congratulations to the Rapalino and Sottimano familìes on the arrival of Edoardo Rapalino and Riccardo Sottimano who will hopefully help continue the tradition of excellence.
Fortunately the pre-Xmas snow has now cleared which means that the growers are thankfully able to get on with some winter pruning. Despite continuing overnight frosts, daytime temperatures are moving gently towards 5-10c and one would think that gloves and a heavy...
Anyone who has ever been infuriated by bureaucracy in the UK should try living in Italy. Here it has attained the level of an art form with the added benefit of providing substantial employment. Things that I previously considered easy to arrange take forever to...
One of the joys of living in Neive is that all our neighbours produce the most wonderful wine. A few days ago we introduced ourselves to yet another within 10 minutes from our house and next door to Sarotto. It probably seems that we only ever seem to have positive...
