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The Barolo Boys

The Barolo Boys seems a good collective description of the talented growers we spent time with last week, and also happens to be the name of the local football team, a talented line up.

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Piedmont in the snow

A few Tuscan growers mentioned the snow forecast further North, but a smattering of snow just north of Genoa didn’t prepare us for the heavy snow fall in Piedmont.

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On to Montepulciano and Montalcino

The thing I hadn’t anticipated about Tuscany is just how far it is from place to place. It is the best part of three hours from Bolgheri to Montepulciano, with another hour afterwards to Montalcino

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Tuscany continued: Chianti and Carmignano

The best part of two hours in the car, on picturesque but windy roads, and we are in the real heart of Tuscany – the Chianti Classico region. We are visiting Sean O’Callaghan

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Bellissima Bolgheri

Our annual Italian tasting trip kicked off last week on the Tuscan coast in Bolgheri, home of super Tuscan legends such as Sassicaia, Ornellaia and Tignanello. The Tuscan leg of the trip

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