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Winter pruning

Fortunately the pre-Xmas snow has now cleared which means that the growers are thankfully able to get on with some winter pruning. Despite continuing overnight frosts, daytime temperatures are moving gently towards 5-10c and one would think that gloves and a heavy...

Another close neighbour-Claudio Rapalino

One of the joys of living in Neive is that all our neighbours produce the most wonderful wine. A few days ago we introduced ourselves to yet another within 10 minutes from our house and next door to Sarotto. It probably seems that we only ever seem to have positive...

Across the river and into the Roero

Like other rivers that form a barrier between communities, the Tanaro separates Barbaresco from the Roero and sometimes we, on “the posh side”, sometimes overlook our neighbour’s wine. Last week we ventured across the Tanaro and visited Canale  and...

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...