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“I’m an old wine-grower with two daughters and three wonderful grandchildren, I’ve just reached my 80s but I’m still lively and lucid. I recite the classics, I read Shakespeare, Manzoni, Pavese and Fenoglio.” ………Giacomo Oddero Just hearing things like that…
Continue reading~ Damilano Vineyards ~ It began in 1890, when Giuseppe Borgogno left his family wine business and began vinifying his own estate wines. That passion transcended the years until the founder’s son in law, Giacomo Damilano took the reins of the…
Continue reading~ Large Slavonian Botte in the cellars at Castello Banfi ~ Wood. Perhaps more precisely, oak. Never before has something so integral, so critical and so complimentary to the production of fine wine been simultaneously vilified, criticized and even hated…
Continue reading~ Vineyards in Barolo ~ Monforte; Serralunga. They’re world famous names that wine lovers recognize instantly. Giacosa, Conterno, Gaja, Scavino, Mascarello, Clerico, Sandrone, and many others are equally recognizable. They have built a foundation of greatness in Piedmont that is…
Continue reading~ Vineyards at Poderi Aldo Conterno ~ It’s hard to believe that the wine world has been without Aldo Conterno for almost three years now. Having once met the man, and subsequently his son, I can say personally that I…
Continue reading~ The Pio Cesare winery sits high atop its sloping vineyards ~ Nestled between the Alps and the Mediterranean sea, Piemonte offers rugged terrain and a climate that is often mercurial. These very attributes make it the perfect environment for…
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An exciting array of wines takes center stage in this Tre Bicchieri tasting….
Continue reading~ Vietti’s Vineyards in Castiglione Falleto ~ The Vietti winery traces its roots in Piemonte to the early 19th century when the farm was acquired by Mario Vietti in 1919. Much of the wine at that time was sold in…
Continue reading~ Monforte d’Alba ~ You don’t often hear the word value ascribed to Barolo but that is an adjective that simply must be applied to the latest wine in our Barolo: Then and Now series. Damilano has been producing…
Continue readingSince the 18th Century, Borgogno & Figli have been crafting classic old school wines in the traditional Piedmont fashion. The 1964 is legendary. The Farinetti family took over the estate in 2008 and after a slight decline in the quality of production,…
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