As seen from from Azienda Mossio Fratelli in Rodello. What a view! Bet its amazing in winter as the snow hits the Alps off in the distance.
Category Archives: Piemonte
Accerto!
One of our favorites (if not *the* favorite) from the recent Piemonte exploration has finally made its way to Sovereignty Wines‘ shelves thanks to our persistent pestering of their distributor. Well worth the wait!
This beauty pairs nicely with anything savory, spicy meats, cheeses, and hearty soups. Pester your local wine shop for it too, as it’ll be time well spent. A perfect exploration of Piemonte in a glass, and an approachable one–only $14 or so, and way less fussy than its aging-required pricey Barolo cousin. Barolo is the wine the Piemontese sell to make a living, but nebbiolo and dolcetto are what they drink themselves. You’ll see why!
Our Guest Post @ Turin Epicurean
Thanks to Lucia for helping us share our message about what’s special about Piemonte!
The Vines of Rodello
Pretty hard to beat. What a place! Take the time to get off the beaten path in Italy and you are *rewarded*. It’s not necessarily easy to get here, but we can certainly get you there, and you’ll be greeted with some pretty amazing hospitality.
Thanks go to our friends at Giribaldi.
Azienda Agricola Rivetto in Sinio
What a magical day; we got to meet Enrico Rivetto himself and interview his staff about what makes their azienda special; the organic artisanal approach, the reverence for the old ways of doing things, and the focus on epitomizing the best of what nebbiolo and barbera can do makes for a tasting you won’t soon forget. We also got to try their nascetta and a sparkling white they named Kaskal which has yet to hit the market; our tasting guide Rita suggested we might well have been the first Americans to taste it.
A fantastic experience for which we cannot thank Enrico et al enough for.
What’s It Like To Visit A Piemonte Winery?
It’s like this!
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Rodello
A video of our recent visit to see friends in Cuneo commune, Piemonte (Alba area). An unreal experience in hospitality, and the best wine you’ll ever have by the bottle tableside accompanying amazing meals. The hospitality of the Piemontese is unforgettable and a reason in and of itself to go back again and again. More soon on this amazing adventure.
On The Wine Trails Of Italy: Monte Tondo
Sassi Italy Tours is really versed in guiding folks through “must see” Italy–the cultural heritage and art history treasures of Rome, Florence, Venice, Pisa, Pompeii, etc, thanks to Doug Sassi’s encyclopedic knowledge of the Renaissance and Italy itself–but now we’re expanding our repertoire. We’ve made contacts (friends we haven’t met, really) in Italy in places we think best represent its aesthetic and culinary palates and its unbeatable viticultural pursuits (a fancy way of saying where great wine is made!). This fall we’re going to explore a few of these places in depth and “interview” them to make sure our take on them as places you the traveler *need* to see is accurate; watch this space as we add the food and wine trails of Italy (well off the usual tourist track, no doubt!) to our list of places we know in depth and can recommend whole-heartedly to the discerning traveler who wants an artisanal Italy experience close to the land, the people, the things that make its countryside like no other in the world.
One of the places we’re going:
Soave
One of the fun parts of writing about Italy, Italian wine, Italian food, Italian people, and going over there regularly is that sensation that you’re never quite seeing it all. There’s so much to see just beyond the typical tourist track!
Our focus is seeing places we haven’t seen before and forging new friendships; one of the ones we’ve struck up recently is a winery in Soave that we’re going to spend some time investigating and reviewing and documenting for you; you’ll see here posts soon reporting back from new spots on the Italian wine and food trail that you need to know about. We like to know where we’re recommending clients to visit! Looking at other places to visit in the Garganega capital of the world I saw this lovely video on YouTube, and thought you might enjoy.
Fun with wine and google, Arneis edition!
Tonight a lighter white seemed appropriate as it’s hot and humid, and our friends at Sovereignty Wines had just the ticket lined up: the Arneis from Azienda Agricola Matteo Correggia, by way of Canale, Italia. As always, we want to explore where our wine comes from:
The Roero district is nestled between Bra and Asti, with the Azienda lying just to the southeast of Canale town.
The Matteo Correggia azienda comes into view from above, with the lovely terra cotta roofs you’d expect to see in Northern Italy dominating the landscape, along with rolling hills of grapes and trees. Yes!
Looks like the estate has had to do some terracing and landscaping recently, but it’s lovely nonetheless. Almost every parcel of land that could be used for viticulture is indeed being used, and it makes for a lovely set of textures.
The front door view is wonderful. And if you scroll on Google Maps a little closer to Canale town proper, you see some lovely hilltop estates. All this beauty, great wine, and a view of the Alps?
Added to the bucket list! Hope to visit this azienda soon.
Some lovely shots on their FB page as well:
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