By Stu Grundy, Bibendum Wine Buyer
It was truly an amazing few days. During my flying visit to Barolo, I tasted over 40 wines from several different producers, across all of the communes of the region. Quite an experience and something not very many people have the opportunity to do.
Halfway through the trip I had a meeting with Vietti, a producer I have …
by Gareth Groves
It was melanzane parmigiana that started it. A simple tweet telling the world what I was having for dinner (the world was clearly on tenterhooks waiting to find out) led to a conversation with Chiara Martinotti from Cascina Gilli in Piedmont. Chiara was also about to eat the world’s finest aubergine, tomato and mozzarella based dish and recommended a vivace red …
By Mike Britton
As my train from Genoa chugged slowly into the beautiful hills and valleys of the Piemonte region in North West Italy, I cast my thoughts forward to the weekend, where I would be attending the famous Alba truffle festival.
My very good friends, Neil and Richie, have owned a house in this area for a year now and not only do …
By Ceretto, http://www.ceretto.com/
Il Cubo
Over recent years, the wine-art connection has been so exploited that it has become over-inflated: countless literary tastings, concerts and banquets organized in the name of Bacchus. In this confused chorus of ostensible links, the Ceretto family has demonstrated that it has its very own voice by promoting original projects and innovative ideas. Convinced that enological research and the …
