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South East: Piemonte´s Great White Alternative
Piemonte, once only known for its great red wines, is changing face. A new, but in fact old, territory is receiving increasing international attention for its great white wines. In speaking terms it is called ´Isola dei bianchi’, refering to Gavi and Colli Tortonesi in south-east Piemonte.
Bera, authentic Piemontese family in Langa
Who visits the scenic Langhe hills in Piemonte and enjoys a dinner in one of it´s fine restaurants drinking some sips of Barolo or Barbaresco DOCG will not realize that this disctrict was one of Italy´s poorest until 1970.
Cherasco, Peace Treaties, Snails And.. Barolo
Near the Langhe this interesting town is situated on a high rock at the point where the rivers Stura and Tanaro flow together. Cherasco hides much culture and history behinds its walls, it is one of those rather well preserved, authentic places in Piemonte.
Sv.Trifun, 14 February: an important day for all wine-lovers!
Today is 14 February: for all those who are bored by the mass of incredibly stupid and commercial-driven Valentine promotions there is an alternative: ST.TRIFUN. And the good news is: it allows you to drink a lot of good wine! Therefore 14 February should become an important day for all wine lovers!!
Freisa: Piemonte’S Forgotten Wine
Among the sheer unlimited variety of wine grapes it seems only a few are produced in bigger volumes. Often it is said this is because other varieties are not interesting. But is this really the case? It would be disappointing to drink always wine of the same grape variety: variation is one of wine’s most interesting aspects.
Libarna And Piemonte´S Isola Bianca
Italy is destination number one for anyone with cultural interest. Lovers of culture, Renaissance, art, history, they all visit Italy: its vast cultural heritage is the main attraction for many. But do they understand this in Piemonte? I did have some doubts…
Monferrato & Expo
Millions of visitors will visit the EXPO event in Milano. Many politicians have been speaking of the opportunities EXPO will bring to Italy and it´s suffering economy. Italy needs impulses so any economic boost will be wellcome.
My(s)thical Puglia
It is late afternoon in June, sun radiations heat the terrace in the centre of Barletta, a little town at the Adriatic coast north of Bari. Youths are wandering down the park, some elderly people having their daily talks and swimmers are trying the blue water of the Adriatic. It seems nothing is disturbing these idyllic scenes.
Val Vigezzo, Where Time Stands Still
Val Vigezzo? Did you ever hear of it? Piemonte is a very surprising territory and offers surprises even to its own inhabitants. Driving through the Val Vigezzo I’m wondering how slow you have to be to enter in Slow Food´s protected food system. Life in Val Vigezzo is really slow, better to say that time stands still here.
Young Professionals Taking Over Cultural Heritage
Italy´s density of cultural wealth is without equals and preserving this heritage is one of Italy´s major problems. Authorities struggle to find ways for managing local or national monuments and also Italy´s government doesn´t have the funds to cover all necessary measures. Well-known are the problems at Pompeï, where walls are coming down because of moist problems.