Visiting Gaja, one of Piedmont’s top producers, and seeing the new Alta Langa vineyards
Barbaresco is a small town, and it is pretty much dominated by one producer, Gaja, who put this Piedmont appellation
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Nebbiolo
Highlights: G.D. Vajra Langhe Nebbiolo 2019 Piedmont, Italy
I had this wine last night at a lovely restaurant in Pollenza, in Piedmont. It was a fancy place, but
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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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Highlights: Figli Luigi Oddero Barbaresco Rombone 2016 Piedmont, Italy
I’m getting into Nebbiolo, and this is a good one. Justerini & Brooks Italian buyer Giles Burk-Gaffney is a big
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Highlights: three wines from Serio & Ballista Borgogno in Piemonte
Impressive Barolo, Langhe Nebbiolo and Dolcetto from this small family estate in Cannubi These wines are stocked in the UK
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