by Anna & Claudio | FEATURED WINE CLUB WINES, WINERY SPOTLIGHT
LA CONTRADA DI SORANO – ONE OF THE SMALLEST WINERIES IN BAROLO I once heard from a winery owner that to break even, you need to make at least 20,000 bottles. In the Langhe, most family run wineries range from 50,000-100,000 bottles while some more coorporate,...
by Anna & Claudio | OUR TOP LISTS
BEST WINES OF THE WEEK Last week, after a year of anticipation, I finally led my big tour for the Napa Valley Wine Academy. It was a whirlwind of emotions, wines and lots of food and I am here to tell you about the standout wines we tasted during our week! BARBERA...
by Anna & Claudio | FEATURED WINE CLUB WINES, ITALIAN WINE REGIONS (APPELLATIONS/DOC/G)
WHAT IS LESSONA? Lessona is a town in the province of Biella in Northern Piemonte known also for its DOC appellation Lessona DOC. This DOC includes only the red wine primarily based on Nebbiolo which they call Spanna. It is a geographically stunning area with a view...
by Anna & Claudio | ITALIAN VARIETALS
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DOLCETTO The Dolcetto grape has a finicky personality with all sorts of fun stuff to talk about! First of all, as you may know, it is not sweet but almost bitter so its name is deceiving. So what else should we know about Dolcetto? THE NAME...
by Anna & Claudio | WINERY SPOTLIGHT
VISIT TO GAJA I don’t believe there would be much controversy if I stated that Gaja winery in Barbaresco could be credited with playing one of the major roles of putting Piemonte on the map and bringing Nebbiolo into the spotlight as a world class grape. I...
