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Uncle Bulgaria
Before I moved to Piedmont I had always associated Uncle Bulgaria with the Wombles of Wimbledon Common, then I met Edoardo Miroglio. In addition to his Tenuta Carretta in Alba he has built the most extraordinary winery on 1,200 hectares deep in the heart of Bulgaria....
Alessandro Veglio
After another relatively average tasting at La Morrra on Saturday I left not realising that I had missed one of the stands. Not surprising, as it was a Bank Holiday weekend and the weather was lousy and consequently it was jam-packed. Fortunately Bobtino didn't miss...
The Wagner effect- a game of two halves
Wagner has never really done it for me and I have been able to get along very well without him but in the past week he appeared, uninvited, in my life. You may already be wondering the relevance of Wagner to life in Italy and until last week I wouldn't have been able...
Autumn in Piemonte
We have always found it very easy to get sucked into excess and it seemed like a good idea to supplement the vegetable garden with free range eggs. As I have written before we bought 11 young chickens that we wrestled with every evening for a few months putting them...
A rose by any other name………Cascina Ebreo
This week we had the good fortune to be introduced by Federico Scarzello to Pete Weimer and Romy Gygax, who run the extraordinary Cascina Ebreo. While everyone in Barolo is anxious to use that aristocratic name on their bottles, Pete takes a different view. Back in...
A tip from the UK (Scarzello)
I am very fortunate that my passion for Piemonte wines is contagious and last week my son's mate Rob (aka as Poshington)went along to a tasting organised by Decanter magazine in London. Among the wines he particularly enjoyed were a couple of names that I didn't know...
Tasting Piemontese style (Franco Rocca & Negro Giuseppe)
It's always difficult to plan tastings here as timings are quite difficult to gauge. Take this morning for example, we had an appointment at Franco Rocca for 10.30 and left 4 hours or so later after an impromptu lunch prepared by his lovely wife Susan. For me the...
A visit from Stevio
For the past week we have been enjoying the company of some old friends Steve (aka "Raucus") and his long suffering wife Moya, who were determined to leave with a carload of wine. We have visited, tasted and bought wine from Sarotto, Ressia, Saria, La Ganghija,...
Piacere Barbaresco
50 producers, around 90 wines and tasting fatigue: (un)fortunately we only managed around 3/4 over 2 of the 3 days! What was very clear is that most producers made decent, but early maturing Barbaresco in 2007 with less aggressive tannins than 2006 . These young wines...
So much choice at Sarotto
A tasting at the impressive new cantina of Roberto Sarotto can turn into a marathon affair with such a variety of wines to savour. The new cantina will incorporate various tasting rooms and offices and also a wineshop with tasting bar. I am not sure how successful...
Only in Italy
This is always a special weekend when Piacere Barbaresco takes place and today whilst running errands in Neive I had a blinding idea. I noticed that there was a free special bus service that runs between the villages so you don' t have to drive to and from the...
Italy closed…..well almost
It's that time of the year when you have to think or check before you venture out. Restaurants close, shops close, offices close, sometimes without notice, and everyone heads for the beach or the mountains. With a stream of visitors we have had to make sure we book...
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