“Nebbiolo might be the crown jewel of Piemonte, but Freisa is its buried treasure.”
A few days ago, Cult of the Vine, the popular Australian wine shop in Brunswick (Melbourne, Victoria) posted the aboveContinue Reading
Category: Antica Casa Scarpa
Ian D’Agata: Scarpa La Bogliona a “benchmark” Barbera d’Asti
“When it’s good,” writes the prolific wine writer Ian D’Agata in his landmark work Italy’s Native Wine Grape Terroirs (UniversityContinue Reading
Pizza in Piedmont? #IMissItaly
You can view all of our #IMissItaly posts here. Pizza isn’t really the first thing that you think of whenContinue Reading
Vitello Tonnato, an Italian culinary icon that can trace its roots back to Artusi and beyond.
In case you’re late to the vitello tonnato party, click here for our ongoing thread of posts devoted to theContinue Reading
Vitello Tonnato, a favorite recipe for the classic dish.
First off, a huge thanks to Houston-based wine writer, blogger, and journalist Sandra Crittenden for sharing the above photo ofContinue Reading
Dear vitello tonnato, I miss you! #IMissItaly
It’s one of the mainstay classics of Piedmontese cuisine: vitello tonnato, boiled veal, chilled and then thinly sliced, and thenContinue Reading
Tajarin, a Piedmontese stand-by #IMissItaly
Sometimes their called taglierini [tah-y’lee’eh-REE-nee] or tagliolini [tah-y’lee’oh-LEE-nee]. But in Piedmontese dialect, they are known as tajarin [tah-yah-REEN]. All threeContinue Reading
Life in the slow (food) lane… #IMissItaly
Why is there a huge sculpture of a blue snail that greets you when you arrive in downtown Bra inContinue Reading
Piedmont’s famous “napkin ravioli.” Ravioli al tovagliolo. #IMissItaly
If the image above seems a little bit blurry, please don’t blame the photographer! The photo is actually in focus:Continue Reading
Top U.S. wine educator and new Slow Wine editor Deborah Parker Wong tastes Scarpa Monferrato Freisa Secco La Selva di Moirano.
Last week, our U.S. blogger Jeremy Parzen sat down with leading wine educator Deborah Parker Wong on Zoom to tasteContinue Reading
