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Driving in Italy | Piemontemio
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Life, food and wine in Piedmont/Piemonte, the home of Barolo and Barbaresco. Raquo; Driving in Italy. Having paid 800 for just 3rd party insurance for my 8 year old CRV versus around 300 for fully comprehensive cover in the UK, I thought I would share some observations:. 1 Most Italians think the Fiat they are driving is a Ferrari. 2 Any space exceeding 1 car length between cars must be filled immediately. 7 The sheer number of car-body workshops around doesn’t lie. Follow me on Twitter. Piemonte Travel ...
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5:2 Diet in Piemonte part 2 and tasting at Demarie & Ettore Germano | Piemontemio
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Life, food and wine in Piedmont/Piemonte, the home of Barolo and Barbaresco. Raquo; 5:2 Diet in Piemonte part 2 and tasting at Demarie & Ettore Germano. 5:2 Diet in Piemonte part 2 and tasting at Demarie & Ettore Germano. Tagliata at La Torre. 2011 Nebbiolo) at al nido della cinciallegra. In Neive and a tagliatta at La Torre del Monastero. 8216;s and a superb Barbaresco Riserva Montestefano 2009 from Produttori del Barbaresco. Langhe Nebbiolo at home. Saturday’s highlight was my favourite (unti...This si...
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Food | Piemontemio
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Life, food and wine in Piedmont/Piemonte, the home of Barolo and Barbaresco. For the first time in a while it’s raining and humid outdoors so I have been replenishing racks in the cantina and opening some boxes hidden in corners. It has reminded me that during the past year or so I have visited some excellent cantinas and have not mentioned them in a blog. So here are a few that have been added to my list of favourites. (more…). Comments Off on 2015 Successes. Wine producer of the year-Giulio Grasso.
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5:2 diet in Piemonte- part I | Piemontemio
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Life, food and wine in Piedmont/Piemonte, the home of Barolo and Barbaresco. Raquo; 5:2 diet in Piemonte- part I. 5:2 diet in Piemonte- part I. Roast Pigeon at Stefano Paganini. Wine highlights- value, value value! There has been a lot of discussion in the press recently about the alternatives to the poor 2013 Bordeaux vintage and both Jancis Robinson. A case in point is Franco Rocca. A visit to Negro Giuseppe. 8216;s cantina (with some Australian friends) was long overdue as I regularly choose their ...
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Barolo, Barbaresco and other wines of the Langhe, Piemonte, Piedmont | Piemontemio
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Life, food and wine in Piedmont/Piemonte, the home of Barolo and Barbaresco. For most wine drinkers Italian wine means the ubiquitous Chianti and Pinot Grigio and they would struggle to find Piemonte/Piedmont on a map. I would certainly like a for every time a UK friend has asked “how’s Tuscany? At the top of the pile are Barolo. Nebbiolo is a late maturing grape (late September/early October) that produces light coloured tannic wines which generally need some years to reach their optimum. Alla Casa del ...
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Wine tasting in Piemonte/Piedmont | Piemontemio
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Life, food and wine in Piedmont/Piemonte, the home of Barolo and Barbaresco. Raquo; Working backwards (and forwards)-Part 2. Working backwards (and forwards)-Part 2. Ca del Baio Riesling. Langhe Riesling for lunch. Tea was a monkfish and prawn curry with a lightly oaked Francone. As I have mentioned before our favourite local restaurant is probably Ristorante Al Castello, Grinzane Cavour and that in turn led us to Abbona. Crova and son and oven. We also added a few bottles of the Barbera del Monforte Sup...
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Piemontemio | Life, food and wine in Piedmont/Piemonte, the home of Barolo and Barbaresco - Part 2
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Life, food and wine in Piedmont/Piemonte, the home of Barolo and Barbaresco. Working backwards- Part 1. Where they spend around 6 months of the year. It’s only a couple of hours drive from Neive and like most of our friends once they discover our local wines they can’t stay away. They will be welcome regular visitors as apart from loving the wine they also play golf and bridge. They were here last week and in between rubbers we managed a couple of tastings. Federica Grasso, Ca del Baio. 2 Any space excee...
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€ weakness provides perfect time to buy | Piemontemio
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Life, food and wine in Piedmont/Piemonte, the home of Barolo and Barbaresco. Raquo; weakness provides perfect time to buy. Weakness provides perfect time to buy. We have decided to put Wilderness Cottage. Groupon junkies (and restaurant update). 2014 – weddings, parties, tastings and a difficult vintage. Follow me on Twitter. Wilderness Cottage, Holiday-let in the heart of the Langhe. Piemonte Travel Guide App.(Apple). Piemonte Travel Guide App.(Google Play). Alla Casa del Trifolao.
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2014 – weddings, parties, tastings and a difficult vintage | Piemontemio
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Life, food and wine in Piedmont/Piemonte, the home of Barolo and Barbaresco. Raquo; 2014 – weddings, parties, tastings and a difficult vintage. 2014 – weddings, parties, tastings and a difficult vintage. The upside is the porcini and truffles are wonderful. Our friend Valerie Q explains it well in an article she wrote for WinePass. I continue to pay much more than the State returns! July saw a visit for the first time from her brother, sister and families which resulted in 19. 2 weddings, one in the UK a...
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Latest tastings- Barbaresco, Barolo, Langhe, Piedmont,Piemonte | Piemontemio
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Life, food and wine in Piedmont/Piemonte, the home of Barolo and Barbaresco. Raquo; Working backwards- Part 1. Working backwards- Part 1. We hadn’t seen Claudio Rapalino. It has a real presence after a couple of years in large oak but it is still adolescent. Dark cherries, tannic and I will have to check its progress regularly. Working backwards (and forwards)-Part 2. How to say “hello/goodbye” in Italian. Follow me on Twitter. Wilderness Cottage, Holiday-let in the heart of the Langhe.
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