Monthly Archives: February 2011

Dinner with “Barolo di Barolo” in Barolo – Three events dedicated to the “King of Wines”. On Friday 1st, Friday 8th and Friday 15th April 2011 twentyseven producers from Barolo will present their Barolo DOCG wines in some great restaurants in Barolo. A gourmand and intriguing trip through the Barolo produced in the “capital” town of the King of Wines.
Every night nine Barolos from different producers will be paired with traditional dishes of the Langhe. Details

Barbaresco a Tavola – 6th, 13th and 20th May 2011. A similar event arranged by the Enoteca Regionale del Barbaresco, dedicated to the “Queen of Wines”, Barbaresco. Several local restaurants will provide a fixed price dinner and the opportunity to taste 15/20 of the latest vintage (2008)of Barbaresco. Full details will be released soon.

Carpenters at Via Gallo

We have developed a huge respect for the Italian craftsman and his work ethic. The guys who do work for us here invariably arrive at around 8am and stop at about 6pm with a break at noon for a proper lunch at home or more often at a local trattoria. I suppose we encourage this by paying promptly but there is nevertheless a real pride and commitment in their work. Having said that they are all specialists and unlike their UK counterparts nevert cross the line into generalism. (more…)

Bruno Rivetti - Cascina Vano

Thanks again to a another chance encounter in Torres we recently had the opportunity to visit another of our neighbours, Bruno and  his father Beppe Rivetti the founder of Cascina Vano. To make sure that we didn’t get lost, Rivetti is a common name in Barbaresco, papa Beppe very thoughtfully came to our house to lead us to the Cantina. Beppe founded Cascina Vanno in the 1970′s ( although wine has been produced here for over 100 years) and was joined by his son Bruno when he graduated from la Scuola Enologica di Alba 20 years later. (more…)