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Briamara

by Dario | 23/01/2023

There are more than a dozen wine zones in
Piedmont’s Alpine foothills, (or Alta Piemonte: the DOC zones that
run along the border with Valle d’ Aosta and follow the contours
of the Alps). However only one of them is dedicated exclusively to
white wines: Caluso.
In a glacial basin around the towns of Caluso and Canavese,
the ancient variety Erbaluce (early references date back to 1606)
is vinified by a handful of producers into 3 different styles: still,
sparkling and passito. The grape name derives from the ‘Albaluce
Legend’

Il Botolo

by Dario | 14/09/2021

Among the breathtaking Monferrato hills, the “capital” of Barbera can be found: Nizza Monferrato.
Everywhere else in Piedmont, Barbera is almost invariably considered ‘second fiddle’ to Nebbiolo – but not here.
This grape variety has cultivated in this sub-area for over 500 years and is considered the highest expression of the denomination and the leading grape variety grown.

Matteo Soria

by Dario | 22/11/2020

In South Piedmont, in between the hills of Langa and Monferrato, there is a unique village: Castiglione Tinella.
92% of the village surface is covered by vineyards – one of the highest percentage in the whole of Italy!
And not just any vine: here the undisputed king is Moscato Bianco.
This aromatic grape, grown on the local sandy soil, creates the eponymous Moscato d’Asti: a sweet, slightly sparkling wine with a low alcohol content.

Vie di San Rocco

by Dario | 21/02/2019

Gavi is a small municipality in south Piedmont, nestled between steep hills close to the border with Liguria, in what the Italian writer Mario Soldati describes as “a bountiful bastion that separates and at the same time unites the moorland and the sea”

Fratelli Moscone

by Dario | 21/02/2019

South-west of Alba, 3 km away from Barbaresco, is the birthplace of Barolo. Nebbiolo grapes from this high elevation, cooler micro-climate tend to ripen very late, so the harvest takes place when the local producers have finished with all the other grape varieties of the area (Dolcetto, Arneis etc..). Highly tannic, the wines from this area are renowned for their great cellaring potential.