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Piemonte 35: Gattinara and Torino: 19 – 26 January 2026

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Monday 19 January  We had an early start from Andover, catching the 07.35 to reach Stansted (via Waterloo and Bank to Liverpool St for the Stansted Express) arriving at 10.10 in plenty of time for the Ryanair 12.40 to Turin, which boarded promptly and left only 15 minutes late.  We arrived in daylight at 16.00 European … Continue reading Piemonte 35: Gattinara and Torino: 19 – 26 January 2026

Piemonte 33: Monferrato Canavese : 14 – 16 November 2025

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Friday 14th November  Having already tracked down exit 6 of Malpensa airport’s terminal 1, we left the restaurant at 19.20 to position ourselves there and soon found Doris Lau Parry, who describes herself as a global nomad, lives in Chiswick and writes a weekly column for the Hong Kong Times.    Melania Battiston arrived soon … Continue reading Piemonte 33: Monferrato Canavese : 14 – 16 November 2025

Piemonte 31 : Stresa for Taste Alto Piemonte : 7 – 11 November 2025

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Friday 7 November 2025 Today we set off for a fortnight’s research for David’s new writing project, The Wines of Northern Piemonte: Annual Report Spring 2026 sponsored in part by Nebbia e Luce. It begins at Taste Alto Piemonte, an annual event this year held in Stresa on Lago Maggiore, 80 km north of Milan. … Continue reading Piemonte 31 : Stresa for Taste Alto Piemonte : 7 – 11 November 2025

Piemonte 21 : Turin: the launch of David’s book ‘The Wines of Piemonte’ on 25 January 2024

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Europe has been battered by storm after storm this winter, and January saw two in quick succession : storms Isha swept across the whole of the UK over the weekend of 20 - 21 January creating the first ever British Isles-wide amber warning of winds up to 100mph, followed almost immediately by Jocelyn on Tuesday … Continue reading Piemonte 21 : Turin: the launch of David’s book ‘The Wines of Piemonte’ on 25 January 2024