Cascina del Monastero, Barolo
We found this delightful winery by accident, having been recommended it by a Dutch couple we met at the Fontanafredda tasting. A small family affair, it couldn’t be more different from the corporate swank of Fontanafredda. We were treated to a tour by Tyler, a tall confident American who...
Fontanafredda, Barolo
From a small producer at Bruno Rocca in Barbaresco, to one of the biggest in Barolo. Fontanafredda is a large estate, fomerly a royal one belonging to the King of Piemonte, Vittorio Emanuele II, who subsequently became the first king of all Italy following unification in 1871. The estate...
Bruno Rocca, Barbaresco
Bruno Rocca’s winery is situated at the top of the Rabaja hill on the road heading south from Barbaresco to Tre Stelle (see above for the view on a rather grey day, the 2nd of May 2018). They have four vineyards in total, with a total of 15 hectares...
Marchese di Barolo, Barolo
This winery is situated slap bang in the middle of the village of Barolo. We visited on the May Day bank holiday and received a very warm welcome from Maria Stella and Giulia Cornaglia, the latter giving us the tour and guiding the tasting. The winery dates from the...
Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy (Bindella aka Tenuta Vallocaia)
The wine region of Montepulciano is famous for its particular take on the great Tuscan grape, Sangiovese, which there is called Vino Nobile de Montepulciano. Two days of our Tuscan wine tour in June 2016 were spent here. The first winery we visited was Bindella, otherwise known as Tenuta...