Italy’s Burgundy…? It’s a long one this time, looking at whether Piemonte is really Italy’s Alsace, rather than Burgundy. “Piemonte is Italy’s Burgundy” – just about every wine writer who has ever lived… I have...
Spring is in the air… My last blog post was a whole season ago, with the vines in their winter-depths dormancy, and me not feeling much more lively. A lot has been happening in Piedmont since then… Most notably for me, my first wine, Primis, is now listed...
Looking for inspiration…? If you happened upon my previous blog post, you will know it contained season’s greetings for Christmas & New Year. But they feel long gone now and your holiday is over. So you’ll be wanting some inspiration to keep you...
Season’s Greetings, Merry Christmas & Happy New year! As ever, the autumn saw us busy in the Langhe – harvest may have come and gone by the time autumn arrived this year, but we still had plenty of visitors wanting to see the wines being made and sit down...
Something for the weekend, sir…? Yes, it’s that time again. Every year, as October swings around, we gird our loins and prepare for the swarming hordes to descend on Alba for the International Alba White Truffle Fair. Well, last year and the year before...
