Viotti Vini, Castel Rocchero, Monferrato

Earlier this week, we took our friends/guests Gina and Dennis to visit the Viotti winery.  It was a beautiful, breezy, Indian summer afternoon, the perfect moment to visit a winery in the throes of preparing for the vendemmia. Guido Viotti, who owns one of the most beautiful 17 hectar wineries in the area, was our [...]

Piemonte, Its Secrets, Its Regions and Its Wines

Piemonte.  The foot of the mountain.  The name alone conjures up images of endless roads that wind you through bucolic hills of Nebbiolo, Barbera, Dolcetto vineyards. Ancient villages dot the crests, sparkling like jewels in the setting sun.  Well-tanned faces and sinewy bodies tend the vines, looking up only when a car passes.  A stone [...]

Paradise Revisited – Forteto della Luja Winery Dinner

A breezy summer evening. A winery perched on top of a hill overlooking almost all of the Piemonte wine country.  A walk along the ridge. Romantic tables set to view the sunset. Wonderful hosts. Delicious food. And of course, fabulous wine. The beautiful Forteto della Luja sits on a hill that divides the Monferrato wine [...]