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The Wineries of Northern Italy: Piedmont and the Langhe

Posted on August 12, 2012 by

Summer moves steadily along.  It’s mid-August already, and the weather is turning cooler.  We moved back into our house just over a week ago, and we’re still digging out from under boxes of possessions that we haven’t seen since the … Continue reading →

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The Wineries of Northern Italy – La Valpolicella and Villa Monteleone

Posted on July 29, 2012 by

The second stop on our tour of northern Italy’s wineries was Villa Monteleone, where we talked wine, politics, culture and travel with owner and wine producer Lucia Duran Raimondi over a splendid lunch in the estate’s protected historical garden. Stefano … Continue reading →

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The Wineries of Northern Italy – Tretino-Alto Adige and Alois Lageder

Posted on July 22, 2012 by

After a week of fun in Rome, we borrowed Stefano’s brother Marco’s Toyota RAV4 and headed north, for a spectacular, 6-day tour of northern Italy.  Our itinerary included tours of 4 wineries, each distinct and unique from one another, but … Continue reading →

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