I love cooking and I've shared some recipes with you; Here are my favorites so far. Friday Pizza Panna Cotta Ragu Broccoli Rabe Ravioli
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Vinmonopolet: Their selection
Vinmonopolet has a pretty good selection. Not as good as Cantina Communale in La Morra (and they don't have Emanuela either) but still pretty good. Want to know about good buys and new entries first? Sign up for my newsletter! Sign up here!
Barolo Birthday Weekend
Barolo Birthday Weekend is booked! I will, just like last year, spend my birthday in Barolo! Can't wait to be back there again, with all these wonderful people! Do you have any tips on where to go for food or wine? I know the area pretty well, but am always open to suggestions! ... Continue Reading →
Wine Night at Cascina Nuova
Wine Night a la Piemontegirl Remember I asked you for advice on how to run a Wine Tasting? Well, here is how it went! My very talented friend Elena Baseotto made me some tasting sheets, and I decided to go for 3 wines next to each other: dolcetto, barbera and nebbiolo. The knowledge level among... Continue Reading →
Wine colors – a chart
Wine Colors provided by Wine Folly Wine Folly has a great color chart with an overview of the main wine colors, as you can see below. It is very common to describe a wine using color, and wine people have their own terminology, like pale amber or deep ruby. This chart also mentions the types... Continue Reading →
Piemontegirl makes (funny looking)Ravioli
Ravioli - home made (clearly!) A few weeks ago I posted a recipe on how to make pasta dough. Here is a recipe on how to use that dough to make Ravioli! All you need is: The dough A pasta machine (or a rolling pin) The filling you want In this recipe I used 4... Continue Reading →
Help: How would you run a wine class?
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 →
Testimonials
I am not sure you noticed, but I have a brand new page called "Testimonials" where some cool people have said some nice things about me. “Piemonte Girl is the best. Naturally approachable and sincere, her love and enthusiasm for wine and the Piemonte region really shines through. On top of that, she has the... Continue Reading →
Bottle Variance
Bottle Variance: A conondrum This Christmas, I experienced Bottle Variance for the first time. It was the strangest thing. We opened 2 Azelia Barolo Margheria 2004, but they tasted like two completely different wines. Both were good: there was nothing wrong with either of the wines, but when we were blind tasting, no one guessed... Continue Reading →