Once Upon a Time… The story of Giulio Ferrari and his winery is a fantastic tale. The kind of bedtime...
A cellar, especially in Trentino, is a reverent, worshipful space, full of mythology and stories. I like the quiet...
“Nature is always in Command.” Michele Braganti, Monteraponi I get chills when I hear Michele speak about his vineyards. He...
Ci vuole una birra. Sometimes, even in Barolo, you need a cold beer. We were road-weary and a little bedraggled...
“Wine is bottled poetry.” I have always loved this R.L. Stevenson quote, because it so perfectly sums up the root...
Patience and Dolcetto (A continuation from my earlier post on San Fereolo…) It was 1999 when Nicoletta says she realized she...
This wine is a Love Story. That’s the first thing Camillo Favaro told me about his Syrah. A curious wine...
The Journey to San Fereolo It’s hard to know where to start. Remembering this afternoon at San Fereolo is like...
Planeta: For each Terroir, its own winery. Terroir is the heart and soul of an agricultural product. After all, wine is...
Giuseppe Vajra, Joanie Karapetian, Stan Frazier and Patton Penhallegon– sharing a deep love of Barolo. What is it about some...