Vineyard’s and Winery’s
Malbec Nouveau It’s not something I had ever tasted before. You are probably familiar with Beaujolais Nouveau, made with the Gamay grape. It creates a celebration on the 3rd Thursday in November on Beaujolais Day, as the first wine released...
Hotel Campelli and view of Sondrio in Valtellina Italy Marcel Zanolari met us in front of the Hotel Campelli in Moia, which overlooks Sondrio at the center of Valtellina. This is the Northern part of Lombardia, Italy, a valley between...
Italy’s Eastern coast doesn’t get nearly enough love. Yes, the Amalfi Coast and Cinque Terre are stunning, but the Eastern Coast, the other side of the Apennines, has its own charm. Other than Venice, on the Northern part of this...
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Travel. It’s something that, following COVID, we all longed to do. It has become more important than ever for us, as humans, to see this planet of ours and meet its people. Perhaps there is a sense of urgency with...
La Perla di Marco Triacca North of Milan, past Lake Como, tucked between the Orobie and Rhaetian Alps, you find the Valtellina Valley. As you drive east through the valley, you pass Sondrio at the center, watching the steep vineyards...
Cristina Scarpellini likes a challenge. She came to Valtellina, an outsider, a lawyer from Milan, and knew she wouldn’t leave. This valley had her under its spell. Starting with a 1-hectare vineyard, she created her winery Tenuta Scerscé, the name...
Sardegna Off the western coast of Italy in the Mediterranean Sea sits the large island of Sardegna. Just below Corsica, which is part of France, and above Sicily, Sardegna has almost 2000 kilometers of coastline and is the 2nd largest...
Isabella Pelizzatti Perego was one of the first people to greet us in Valtellina. Her family’s history in wine dates back to the 1860s when Isabella’s great-great-grandfather Giovanni founded Pelizzatti winery. But tragedy does not discriminate, and it fell upon...
1881 – that’s the year that Casa Vinicola Fratelli Bettini got started. They are one of the oldest of Valtellina’s wine companies. Today the 5th generation is running the winery while the 6th generation learns the ropes. The winery is...
Aldo Rainoldi is a small winery in Northern Italy’s Valtellina wine Region. Aldo is a name that is important in the Rainoldi family. In the 1920s, Aldo Rainoldi was a wine merchant in Valtellina. Fast forward a generation or two,...
Davide Fasolini’s energy is palpable. Tall with ginger hair, a beard, and glasses that seem held up by the ends of his smile, you can feel his energy, excitement, and passion as he waits to tell you about his wines. ...
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