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5:2 diet in Piemonte- part I
The 5:2 diet has been a lifestyle choice that has transformed our routine over the past 12 months or so and has been essential to combat the omnipresent temptations of life in Piemonte. When you are surrounded by the best wine in the world at affordable prices, and...
Working backwards (and forwards)-Part 2
The last few weeks have been a disaster as following a brief trip to the UK I returned with a cold that robbed me of my senses of taste and smell. I don't particularly blame the UK nor my fellow airline passengers but I feel much safer here. It was only last week that...
Working backwards- Part 1
A month into 2014 and I'm already struggling with New Year's resolutions. I promised myself that I would blog more often but with lots of visitors and consequent adventures I've kept putting it off. So I'm going to start with this week and work backwards. I recently...
How to say “hello/goodbye” in Italian
I've always found it difficult to fully understand when to use "ciao", "buon giorno" or "salve". As I left the bakers yesterday I said "arrivederci" and the 3 assistants responded "ciao", "buon giorno" and "salve"! Cheerio for now.
Recent tastings
Despite all my heroic efforts to reduce the volume of wine in my cantina, admirably assisted by family and friends, I am failing miserably. This is entirely due to the excellent quality/value of the hundreds of...
Driving in Italy
Having paid €800+ for just 3rd party insurance for my 8 year old CRV versus around £300 for fully comprehensive cover in the UK, I thought I would share some observations: 1. Most Italians think the Fiat they are driving is a Ferrari 2. Any space exceeding 1 car...
Springing into Summer
It's been a memorable if ridiculously busy summer made special by having the whole family here last month; the 5 kids, partners, 6 grandchildren and even the ex-wife. A lot of wine tasted and drunk with lots of laughter. The weather has been great with the pool at...
Looking for somewhere to stay?
So you've decided to visit the Langhe to discover the wine and the food but want some independence and privacy at the end of the day. Somewhere to relax and enjoy your purchases from a day's wine-tasting or market visits without the constraints necessarily imposed by...
Time to eat
Around Easter it seems to be one set menu after another which is a good opportunity to support local restaurants that are not necessarily regular haunts. Recently for example we booked at "i due Regni" a local pizzeria that was offering a set lunch and were blown away...
…and now for something completely different La Trava, Mango
Despite its proximity, I had never visited a vineyard outside "the Zone" in Mango until a week or so ago when I drove 5km and a few hundred metres higher from our house in the valley next to Neive. La Trava is in an historic location made famous by the writings of...
A day in Torino
Turin is a much underrated City full of history, museums, monuments, bars, restaurants and everything you would expect from an Italian Provincial Capital. Our friends Robert and Leslie Alexander at Travel Langhe often take visitors there who are invariably surprised...
Deltetto and the search for Favorita
One of our friends with a base in Tuscany recently asked me to buy him some Favorita from Claudio Rapalino one of our neighbours. It is closely related to the Tuscan Vermentino and Claudio makes one of the best that regularly features on our shopping list....
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