Winefriend by David Way

Writing about the wines of Piemonte, Italy and France

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Diary 52: a celebration tasting

And finally, it’s been a busy time! In September, my 400-page book, The Wines of Piemonte, was published … And here is what I tasted, no drank, with my local tasting group to celebrate the happy day. The tasting reflects the book: Barolo and Barbaresco of course, but so much more! Great grape varieties, a

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A month in Piemonte: Nizza Monferrato in early autumn

Diary 33: a month in Piemonte

On Friday, Janet and I returned to England after a fantastic month in Piemonte. I am exhilarated, slightly overwhelmed by the amount of material I have gathered and somewhat exhausted too! We made 93 visits in around 25 days of visiting … The research was for my book on The Wines of Piemonte, to be

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In praise of Nebbiolo

Stephen Brook has an enviable task – to pick some of his favourite newly-released Barolo and Barbaresco and introduce them to the trade at a recent Decanter event entitled ‘Highlights of Piedmont’.  He has to get his selection down to ten wines and so he can only nod at Dolcetto and Barbera as grape varieties

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Piemonte

The landscape of wine Before the wine and certainly before words about wine, the landscape of Piemonte – more particularly of the Langhe – is to be celebrated.  The town of Barolo has the sleepy air of a small place which has inadvertently given its name to a world-famous product.  But what really stands out

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Multi-faceted Vajra

Planning a week’s tasting in a region is a mixture of thorough preparation, chance meetings and recommendations, and sheer persistence.  And there is the question of whether to visit wineries which you already know and whose wines are available in the UK as opposed to those you can only taste in situ.  Our final day

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