Pio Cesare: tasting the 2018 Barolos and Barbarescos with Cesare Benvenuto
Pio Cesare is a well known name in Barolo and Barbaresco. With annual production in the range of 400 000
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The wines of Giulia Negri, Barolo
Guilia Negri is emerging as an exciting star in Barolo, but her journey isn’t a typical one. She was born
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In Piemonte, visiting Roberto Voerzio, one of Barolo’s star producers
Roberto Voerzio is one of the leading names in Barolo. He went out on his own in 1986, and was
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In Piedmonte: visiting Giuseppe Rinaldi, with Alessia and Carlotta
This was my first professional visit in Piedmont, and as they go, it was quite a good start. It was
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Pio Cesare: 140 years of benchmark Barolo and Barbaresco
This was a tasting to celebrate 140 years of this important Piedmont producer, whose production is split almost equally between
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A celebration of the underdog vintages: Burgundy 2017 and Barolo 2014
Vintage variation is one of the facets of wine that makes it so complicated, but also so engrossing. Most wines
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Some Piedmont gems: Oddero, Produttori, Albino Rocca
I popped into the excellent Handford Wines, and managed to try some of these Piedmont gems, which were being poured
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