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Touring Piemonte / Piedmont – Barbera, Barbaresco, Barolo & Beyond…
Welcome to my first post on PiemonteMio - my revamp of Darryl's great blog about life here in Piemonte (Piedmont): I hope you like this post and the site generally! Let me know if you have any suggestions for content, places to visit, eat, drink, stay... If...
Wine Tours with Evan Byrne
After a difficult 2019 in which I turned 70, lost some mates and family, and endured treatment/surgery for cancer, I have decided to give up blogging about Paradise. However the name piemontemio.com is too good to waste so I am passing it on to a good friend to use...
It’s not just about Barolo, in fact it’s not just about nebbiolo
It's been an interesting spring and I was not really looking forward to the release of the 2014 Vintage of Barbaresco. I had experienced the weather first hand, had listened to the tales of woe and read the scribblings of the journalists who mainly focus on Barolo....
The grapes behind Italian Red Wines
Interesting article featured on Fix.com by Joe Roberts exploring the history of some of my favourite grapes, Barbera and Nebbiolo.
New discoveries
For the first time in a while it's raining and humid outdoors so I have been replenishing racks in the cantina and opening some boxes hidden in corners. It has reminded me that during the past year or so I have visited some excellent cantinas and have not mentioned...
2015 Successes
2015 will be year I will remember for a long time, not just for the the quality of the harvest, that will produce excellent wines to be enjoyed for years to come, but also for new producers discovered and particularly the successes of our friends. Most notable was the...
Tourism in The Langhe accelerates in 2015
There was a dramatic increase in tourism to the area in 2015 which, whilst providing a welcome boost to local businesses, also had its negative effects on those of us who live here. Some of my favourite wines sold out quickly and I now have to consider making...
Groupon junkies (and restaurant update)
I love discounts and -50% always catches my attention. Earlier this year I signed up to Groupon.it and now receive a daily email of offers which can be annoying but buried amongst all the offers are some gems, particularly restaurants. Grab the offers when you can....
€ weakness provides perfect time to buy
We have decided to put Wilderness Cottage on the market and with persistent € weakness it should make it attractive for £ or US$ investors. The price is €127,500 (about £100k or US$150k). It is set up perfectly as a holiday-home and all furniture and fittings are...
2014 – weddings, parties, tastings and a difficult vintage
First of all best wishes to everyone for a very merry Christmas and a healthy and lucky New Year from the Neive Baldwins. An exciting year with lots of celebrations but weird weather which has left lots of our neighbours scratching their heads. Damp periods have meant...
My back garden becomes a Unesco World Heritage site
At last the Langhe and Roero area where I live has become the 50th Italian site to be added to the Unesco World Heritage List. The original submission was back in 2006 and the recognition of the beauty and...
5:2 Diet in Piemonte part 2 and tasting at Demarie & Ettore Germano
On a wet miserable day recently I started this update on the diet incorporating that week and other recent highlights. Friday started well with warm sunshine and work in the garden and a light lunch of jamon Iberico and asparagus sauted with chorizo, and the...
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