Italy, Piedmont: Barolo, Barbaresco & More

This report focuses mostly on 2019 Barolos, one of the best vintages in years, but there are also many beautiful 2020 Barbarescos, plus some whites....

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Italy, Piedmont: Roero, Nebbiolo & White Truffles

As the saying goes, a year that is good for wine is bad for truffles. A year that is good for truffles is bad for wine. 2022 was challenging for...

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Italy, Piedmont: Barolo, Barbaresco & More – Part 1

Most of the reviews here are for Barolos from 2018, a vintage that is hard to interpret, with both surprises and disappointments in unexpected places....

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Italy, Piedmont, Barolo: Five Questions for Poderi Luigi Einaudi

In this article, Matteo Sardagna Einaudi answers some questions about Poderi Luigi Einaudi, which has been in his family’s hands for four generations....

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Italy, Piedmont: A Video Spotlight on Bruno Giacosa

Perhaps no Nebbiolista looms larger in Barolo and Barbaresco than the legendary Bruno Giacosa, who intuitively found the grape’s best growing sites....

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Italy, Piedmont: Brain Fog – 2017 Barolo, 2018 Barbaresco & More

Current events and our collective brain fog remind me of the low-lying fog and clouds that are so central to the identity of Piedmont’s greatest wines....

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