Oltrepò Pavese – Pinot Noir Reaches New Heights
This month’s topic for the #ItalianFWT crew brought me to Oltrepò Pavese, a wine area renowned for its Pinot Noir in Italy’s northern region of Lombardia. While you may not yet have heard of the area,...
View ArticleMountain Wine from the Valcamonica, A New Discovery
This month the #ItalianFWT group headed to Lombardy. Our host for the month, Gwendolyn wrote her preview post about the region here. Please check it out. My fellow travels all posted articles below. We...
View Article2023 Highlights: Visiting Perla del Garda
This past summer I had the good fortune to finally visit Giovanni Prandini at her winery, Perla del Garda, in Lonato del Garda in the Lugana region of Lake Garda. I have known Giovanna for many years...
View ArticleOltrepò Pavese Trip Revisited
I am finally going to start posting some of the articles about the wineries I visited in Oltrepo’ Pavese this fall. The first installment though is an overview of the region. Located in Lombardy, it is...
View ArticleA Family Affair: Il Feudo Nico
Today’s post is about a restaurant and winery I visited in September 2023 on a press trip to Oltrepò Pavese. The restaurant is called @ilfeudonico in #oltrepòpavese, specifically in Morenico Losana....
View ArticleOltrepò Pavese: I Vignaioli del Buttafuoco Storico 2018
Buttafuoco is the name of a Consortium in Oltrepò Pavese. The full name of the Consortium is Il club del Buttafuoco Storico. Founded in 1996 by 11 young wine growers. Today 20 wineries are members of...
View ArticleWine Wednesday: Calatroni Vini from Oltrepò Pavese
My trip to Oltrepò Pavese back in September of 2023 was my third time visiting the wine region, the second in the past two years. Each time, I met more producers and discovered endless nuances in the...
View ArticleTenuta Isimbarda’s Oltrepò Pavese Cruasé for Valentine’s Day
On our trip to Oltrepò Pavese, our group was taken to visit the Isimbarda winery. Set in a beautiful location overlooking a valley, this historic family winery is called Tenuta Isimbarda and is...
View ArticleMonday Musings: Special Labels for Specific Markets
Today’s Monday Musings combines a post about a fascinating women in wine that I met a few years ago in Oltrepò Pavese and a subject I have been thinking about – special labels. The person I am...
View ArticleWine Wednesday: Mazzolino’s Francesca Seralvo- New Oltrepo’ Pavese Consortium...
I first heard about wines from Oltrepò Pavese many years ago through a friend. He was obsessed with a winery called Mazzolino. At the time, I was not sure which winery he was speaking about. It was...
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