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Lunch with the family @PaoloScavino, talking glassware and Tajarin.

Joanie Karapetian
October 16, 2013
Northern Italy (Italia Nord), Piemonte, Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)
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  Work is never finished for a farmer, and especially for a wine grower!  This is a picture of Enrico Scavino with some of his Italian sales agents and a few local Alba boys who stopped by the winery to...
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I’m coming home…

Joanie Karapetian
October 11, 2013
Northern Italy (Italia Nord), Piemonte, Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)
12
I'm sitting in LAX this morning at 5am.  I am exhausted and I probably need another cup of coffee.  But underneath it all I can feel myself re-charging.  I'm going home. Every time, since the very first time...
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#BaroloistheAnswer @paoloscavino

Joanie Karapetian
June 10, 2013
Northern Italy (Italia Nord), Piemonte, Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia), Wine Shops (Negozi di Vino)
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This funny piece of pop artwork comes from Gerald at Weimax Wines & Spirits.  Gerald must have created it for at least two reasons. Firstly, because it is true.  In some way, Barolo is always the answer. ...
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How Beautiful and Inspiring it is to Plant a Vineyard: by Elisa Scavino

Joanie Karapetian
April 17, 2013
Northern Italy (Italia Nord), Piemonte, Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)
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I just saw this Facebook post by one of my dear friends, Elisa Scavino and I need to share it.  This is the poetry of winemakers.  This is the reason humankind is inherently drawn to the mystery of turning grap...
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In Vino Veritas

Joanie Karapetian
January 28, 2013
Northern Italy (Italia Nord), Piemonte, Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)
Just in case there was any doubt... In Vino Veritas.  ...
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Vino Italiano- the World’s Greatest Cultural Equalizer

Joanie Karapetian
October 18, 2012
Northern Italy (Italia Nord), Piemonte, Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)
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When I had the chance to travel through Piemonte this year on a tour with the Piemonte Land of Perfection group, I didn't realize that in addition to my American colleagues, I would also be travelling with a g...
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La Vita Nuova

Joanie Karapetian
June 12, 2012
Northern Italy (Italia Nord), Piemonte, Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)
1
  There are many reasons to love Nebbiolo.  But then, love defies even reason. Ettore Germano's 2004 Barolo from the Ceretta vineyard is one of my recent favorites.  The Ceretta is brawny, but still el...
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Lamb & Barolo Love.

Joanie Karapetian
May 8, 2012
Northern Italy (Italia Nord), Piemonte, Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia), Restaurants (Ristoranti)
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I have always loved Walter Fissore's wines, but his 2006 Barolo from Elvio Cogno is just magnificent.  Soft, supple tannins are backed by a racy, lightening bolt of acidity. This wine is seductive, with vio...
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New Obsession- Podere Ruggeri Corsini

Joanie Karapetian
March 21, 2012
Northern Italy (Italia Nord), Piemonte, Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)
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While working in Seattle a few weeks ago I had the pleasure of meeting Nicola Argamante, one of the owners of Podere Ruggeri Corsini.  He charmed me as we waited in a supermarket for our respective appointments...
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Nebbiolo, you are Poetry.

Joanie Karapetian
March 9, 2012
Northern Italy (Italia Nord), Piemonte, Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)
3
Paolo Scavino's Legendary Barolo. There is a mythic power that surrounds the Nebbiolo grape.  What is is about the lovely, perfumed fingers that dance up out of the glass- delicate, aromatic and elegant?  Fr...
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