Aldo Conterno: tasting the range from this celebrated Barolo producer
Website: https://www.poderialdoconterno.com/en/Homec I was in the right place at the right time to taste these wines. They’d been opened earlier
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Piemonte
The wines of Vietti, a leading Langhe producer
Website: https://www.vietti.com/en/ Vietti is a historical winery based in the beautiful hilltop village of Castiglione Falletto in the Barolo region.
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Bonhams is auctioning off the cellar of Locanda Locatelli, and a few of us get to try some of the gems over lunch
Back in January 2025 well known Italian chef Giorgio Locatelli closed the doors on his London restaurant Locanda Locatelli rather
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Highlights: Luigi Giordano Langhe Freisa 2022
Luigi Giordano Langhe Freisa 2022 Valle dei Salici, Piemonte, Italy13% alcohol. This is from Barbaresco, from the Cars MGA, and
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The wines of Gian Luca Colombo, Piemonte, Italy
Website: https://gianlucacolombovini.it/en/ Gian Luca Colombo is well known as a leading consultant in Piemonte, but he also has his own
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Highlights: GB Burlotto Barolo Monvigliero 2018 Piemonte, Italy
This is a beautiful Barolo, that I had with some good wine friends at Manteca, off the list. It was
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Highlights: Elvio Cogno Langhe Nebbiolo Montegrilli 2021
Elvio Cogno Langhe Nebbiolo Montegrilli 2021 Piemonte, Italy14% alcohol. This is from a vineyard mid-hill in Ravera, in the village
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Highlights: La Spinetta Timorasso 2021, Piemonte, Italy
Timorasso is an ancient indigenous grape variety of Piemonte, worthy and regarded enough to have its own DOC (!). This
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Piemonte adventure (5) visiting GD Vajra, one of Barolo’s top producers
Website: https://www.gdvajra.it/en/homepage ‘We are 50 years old, which makes us youngsters in the region, and we had a very humble
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Piemonte adventure (4) in Bra, dining at Battaglino and Osteria del Boccondivino
The Piemonte adventure continued during a stay in Bra, with two excellent meals, plus a few other wines tasted. Barbacàn
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