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 heard the idea that Piemonte is Italy’s Burgundy more...

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 at the...

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 going through...

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 with a...

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 we didn’t,...

WINE, FOOD & MORE...Well, my last, brief, post was about Barbaresco in Festa – a once-a-year knees-up that finished far later than I stayed…It was, without doubt, one of the highlights of the social calendar: I recommend that you visit Piemonte next year for this...

Barbaresco in festaNow, I now what you're thinking - Barbaresco is always ‘in festa’ (partying) - but I am referring to a particular Barbaresco Festa that takes over the village for a big summer knees-up… 1st August 2022 saw the annual Barbaresco in Festa dinner in...

This post is the second instalment of my exciting two-part guide to the wine regions, grapes and wines of Piemonte, with the focus on the Langhe, Roero and Monferrato, since that’s where I live.  In this post, I am going to look at the principal wines of the Langhe,...

What a land Piemonte is.Hemmed-in by majestic peaks, the Piemontese people settled like marbles in a bowl, making the best of what they found around them.  And what riches they found: snow-covered mountains and shimmering lakes; alpine meadows suitable for producing...

How To Get To The LangheRight, so you’ve taken the deep breath.  Now it’s time for the plunge: you’re going to Piemonte…You will probably need to know how to get to the Langhe, Roero and Monferrato if you want to visit Barolo & Barbaresco! Flying is probably the...

The Wine Now Arriving is the delayed 2020 from Piemonte.  We apologise for the late running of this service…   Platform 1 for the Primis - I was going to say 'Express', but that's the last thing it's been...! As you may be aware, way back in the Light Ages –...

...And you should, too. I was going to make this blog all about my wines finally reaching their buyers, but, given the imminence of Italy’s change in entrance requirements and what it means for travel, that post can wait a few days… Relax As you may or may not be...