Friday 17 November After our unplanned visit to Burzi, we hurried into Alba as the Friday tea time traffic was building, to drop our luggage at the curious apartment just off the via Cuneo. We had assiduously studied the remote check-in video, keen to gain access, but in fact the two outer doors of the … Continue reading Piemonte 20: eating and meeting in Alba; to Torino for Forum Nizza: 17 – 21 November 2023

Sunday 12 November  Sue, Jess, Joanna, Jason, Ian and Rob left at 08.15 to drive to Turin; we bade them farewell, and after our own breakfast, packed, checked out, picked up the car and headed to the supermarket close by to purchase vinegar (yes - again - see Sardinia) and various vegetables, tea bags and … Continue reading Piemonte 19: Old Vintages research week: 12 – 17 November 2023

Wednesday 8 November After our excellent truffle lunch in Vaglio Serra, Marco, the MD of the Vinchio Vaglio cooperative kindly drove us to I Castelli in Alba. We arrived at precisely 14.15, as our friends Joanna, Rob, Sue, Ian, Jason and Jess fell out of local Zuppa where they’d lunched after their very early flight from … Continue reading Piemonte 18 : Alba-based Wine Tour on 8 – 11 November 2023