Something funny happened this year. After nine years of setting out for Piemonte da sola, I finally found someone who was doing the same. Sure I have been there with other friends and family members sporadically, at various times, and there are my German Barolo Boys who I meet every year. But until this year, … Continue reading A day in Monforte d’Alba
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Nebbiolo Prima 2014
Nebbiolo Prima 2014 - [nĕ-bē-'yōh-lōh prē-'mŭh 'twĕn-tē fôr-'tēn n] 400 wines from 230 different producers tasted blindly in 5 days by 90 journalists from 25 different countries. All Nebbiolo. "Solo Nebbiolo." Every morning from May 12-16, all ninety of us, from different corners of the world, assembled in the Palazzo Mostre e Congressi in Alba and … Continue reading Nebbiolo Prima 2014
Dolcetto = Love
What's really a bummer about Italian Dolcetto is that it's so hard to find a good one here in California! Most importers don't bother much with it. Instead they import big hefty and pricey Nebbiolo and important, age-worthy Barbera. Maybe they're thinking Dolcetto isn't as complex as the other wines, hasn't won all the lofty points … Continue reading Dolcetto = Love
Ai suma
Part I. One of my favorite things to do is cook for my friends. My friends are troopers; they allow me to be this way. My husband also puts up with it. So about once a year, I go crazy and make a multi-course meal with wine pairings and all the accoutrements. The theme these … Continue reading Ai suma
Paolo Scavino and Conterno Fantino
Notes from my visits on December 16, 2009. One of the coolest dinners I’ve ever had in Piemonte was at Osteria La Salita (www.lasalita.it) in Monforte d’Alba. It was October 2006. My first Barolo stop turned out to be Azienda Agricola Paolo Scavino. Elisa Scavino, who was doing the tour and tasting, invited me to … Continue reading Paolo Scavino and Conterno Fantino
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