Gianni is an an excellent wine producer and with his good looks could have fronted a rock band although we didn’t ask him to sing. His wines certainly sing and are affordably priced. We were greeted by his bubbly sister Paola who is expecting a daughter in May...
The extraordinary thing is we have known Ivan Rivetti for some time and have regularly shared a glass in our local wine bars. His nebbiolo (Barbaresco) vineyard almost overlooks our house but we hadn’t visited his cantina, which is less than 1km away as the crow...
Last week I had the privilege of tasting the wines of another young, up-and-coming producer in Barbaresco, Paolo Veglio of Cascina Roccalini. Tucked away off the back road from Neive to Alba, the cantina afforded us a splendid view of Barbaresco from an angle we had...
The panettones are almost finished, the diary is (relatively) empty and the scales are creaking so the diet starts in earnest today. It has been a very enjoyable festive season but excess has been on the menu almost every day. The challenge now is to shed the kilos...
Many congratulations to the Rapalino and Sottimano familìes on the arrival of Edoardo Rapalino and Riccardo Sottimano who will hopefully help continue the tradition of excellence.
