Isabella Oddero and I have been friends online for a while, and I figured it was time to meet in person. And what better way thank to do a tasting at the winery. She was kind enough to show me around even though she was sick, and I got the grand and Manhatten, her golden retriever,…
If you are staying in the Barolo area, More e Macine is a must! The restaurant is located in La Morra, along the “main road” (if there is such a thing in La Morra…) Do not be fooled by the rather “simple” look, the food is great, wine list superb and staff incredible! Ito, the…
Brezza, a winery, hotel and restaurant, lies right on the edge of the town Barolo. The Brezza family bottled their first wine in 1910. Today, the fourth generation runs the operations, with over twenty two hectares. Brezza also has a hotel and a restaurant. Brezza has a Langhe Chardonnay and a Rosé. Not many wineries I…
Today I visited the Elvio Cogno winery. Nadia Cogno showed me around the beautiful cantina that sits atop a hill just outside Novello in Barolo. Cogno used to be partners with Marcarini in La Morra, but in 1990 they decided to move to Novello. After 4 generations of winemakers, it is Valter Fissore and Nadia…
Sorry for the little hiatus. I just graduated from BU so I’ve been a little busy… BUT, now I am in Piemonte, ready to stay here for 5 weeks and learn about wine. And of course drink lots and lots of wine.
Meet Larigi, my new baby! She is a French Bulldog, although she looks like a Boston Terrier at the moment. She will come with me to Italy this summer and meet her namesake winemaker!
Vineyard Road had their portfolio tasting at Eastern Standard today. I was very excited to meet with Riccardo Sgarra with Paolo Scavino. His wines have been relevant in the Cantina Granveien household recently, and I was eager to learn more about the winery. Riccardo had a whole lineup, starting with their only white, going through…
This summer, I went to visit my brother in Zurich. But, instead of staying in Zurich, we rented a car and drove to Italy.
Almost a year ago, I had the pleasure of participating in the Mangialonga. For those of you who don’t know, Mangialonga is basically a “walkathon” where you walk about 2km, while eating and drinking. Drinking a lot! EVERYONE is welcome (you have to buy a ticket of course), but last year dogs, and kids, and…
Ettore ‘Sergio’ Germano produces wine in Serralunga D’Alba in Piemonte, Italy. At a tasting this summer, I had the pleasure of tasting both his reds and his whites. My personal favorite was the Herzu riesling, a refreshing white wine that is a recurring one in Cantina Granveien, also know as my home. I don’t have…