This summer I was able to join the La Morra team in their annual competition: Baroliadi! Picture a sort of Olympics/triathlon with games centering around wine. Sounds like a recipe for success right?! Well it was! There were 4 different games. First there was the egg toss, where you had to catch an egg in... Continue Reading →
Barolo and Friends had another great event in Oslo, this time it was a Piemonte Festival at Nedre Foss Gård. Some wine producers joined us, like Roberto from Malvira, so I got to practice my italian! I had the opportunity to try over 80 wines (but I didn't, because we all know I don't spit).... Continue Reading →
This weekend I attended Sandefjord Vinfestival. This year the overarching theme was South-Africa, but my good friend Alessandro Veglio was there as well. And a bottle of Vietti Moscato. The festival takes place every year in Sandefjord, and many cool wineries and wines are represented. Even though I normally stick to Piemonte, I tried a... Continue Reading →
Prowein 2018: The Vinitaly of Germany I myself have never been to Prowein, but I have been to Vinitaly and I imagine it's very similar. Basically too many wineries to count get together and show their wines to the people in the trade; which means you have to be a member of the trade to... Continue Reading →
Barolo Nigth 2.0 - Oslo At the beginning of the year I was in Gothenburg for what I like to call Barolo Night. 6 people, 10 barolo, lots of fun. Now it's time for Barolo Night 2.0, except this time it will be in Oslo. The deal is the same: everyone brings a barolo (or... Continue Reading →
Barolo & Friends at Territoriet Every year during the Barolo & Friends wine event in Oslo, Territoriet arranges a wine event as well. That means that you can get a hold of good quality Barolo that normally isn't on the wine list. Last time I attended Chiara Boschis and Claudia Cigliuti came to the event,... Continue Reading →
Wine class: how to do it? So, I am organizing a wine class (on Piemonte/Barolo) for some friends and guess who will be the teacher? That's right, it's me! Now, I know a thing or two about wine but I have never taught what resembles a class so I am asking your advice: How do... Continue Reading →
Alessandro Veglio Winemakers Dinner I was fortunate enough to be able to attend Alessandro Veglio's winemakers dinner in Oslo last week. The dinner was hosted at Kulinarisk Akademi at Mathallen, a very nice location in the city of Oslo. As you can see we were seated right by the open kitchen which gave us the... Continue Reading →
So, apparently there is Milan Food Week starting on Thursday! And what is Milan Food Week? I am not completely sure, but there seems to be food involved. And according to their website (which unfortunately is only in Italian) there are a few events around town. It's an 8 day event starting May 4th. There... Continue Reading →
