#tbt Elio Altare Winemakers Dinner
This was such a great night. Good food, amazing wine and fantastic company.
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#tbt Cinqueterre
About 5 years ago I was on a family vacation in Portovenere and we happened to be there at the same time as Elio Altare. My dad was able to organize a tour of the vineyards and the small winery Elio has in Cinqueterre. This was my first wine experience ever. Elio took us into…
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Top 5 on my Barolo Bucket List
La Ciau Del Tornavento Truffel hunting Pasquetta Harvest Conterno La Ciau Del Tornavento I have never been to this restaurant, but I here it is something you should experience. They have an insane wine list, and a very cool wine cellar. They have over 60.000 bottles of wine from over 450 producers in over 14…
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#tbt 1993 Elio Altare
This was one of my favorite wine experiences. At one of our tastings with Siliva she brought up a bottle for blind tasting. My dad was able to guess the grape and the year, one of his proudest moments. Apart from all that, the wine was incredible!
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#tbt
#tbt to the time I took a selfie with Mr. Philipponnat!
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Berry Bros & Rudd
I took a quick trip to London, and of course had to stop by a few wine stores. On my list was Berry Bros & Rudd. A very cool little store near Picadilly, with a pretty impressive selection. The boutique style store had an old interior, with creaky floors and old artifacts. The staff was…
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Chocolatte
This Chocolate store has some of the best chocolate in the world. Literally! Who knew, but there is an actual international chocolate contest. And in 2015 two chocolates from Chocolatte won: one with chocolate & salt and the other a mojito flavor. We have some friends in Helsingborg, where Chocollate is located, and they were…
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This Year’s Christmas Gift
This year I was lucky to unwrap a bottle of wine. Peeling of that silver foil is as exciting every time! The bottle that emerged was a Comtes Lafon Mersault 2002. The wine came with a card. On the card were some rules. Rule #1: This wine has to be drunk by only Oda and…
