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What is Piedmont, Italy known for?

Everyone is talking about this Northern Italy travel destination. But, really, what is Piedmont, Italy known for?! Piedmont’s most obvious treasure is wine. More specifically, Barolo and Barbaresco. But, the Piedmont region offers far more than just world-famous wines. It is a gastronomic haven for food and beverage, an automobile manufacturing powerhouse, and a pretty…

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Piedmont culture in a glass – vermouth and coffee

Turin is the capital city of Piedmont and a favorite cultural city of Europe for many reasons. But, two of the most fun, help you start the day and the evening. Piedmont culture is all about coffee and aperitivo.   Vermouth Originated in Turin, Italy.  What is Vermouth? Vermouth is a fortified and aromatized wine. In…

Piedmont food truffles

Discover Piedmont: A guide to drinking, eating and doing Piedmont right.

Discover PIEDMONT Italian Wine Country CARPE TRAVEL Wine Country GUIDE A guide to drinking, eating and doing Piedmont right. Are you dreaming of traveling to Northern Italy? Us too! Albeit, we have been to the region and have a few – ok, a lot of – thing to share for those of you planning to…

Mascato harvest at Pelissero Pasquale
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Piedmont Wine Tours: Harvest Lunch in Barbaresco

By Valerie Quintanilla Tuesday morning started low key. I had no Piedmont wine tours planned so I thought I’d just hike it out a bit, write, read, and have a leisurely day in Neive. Returning from my morning walk I found Leslie getting ready to head to Ornella’s vineyard, Pasquale Pelissero, to help her prepare…

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Discover Valpolicella: A guide to drinking, eating and doing the Valpolicella wine region

DISCOVER VALPOLICELLA ITALIAN WINE COUNTRY CARPE TRAVELWine Country GUIDE A guide to drinking, eating and doing Valpolicella right. Places like Tuscany, Piedmont, and Sicily always top a wine lover bucket list, but don’t miss the Valpolicella. And if sales growth during the pandemic tells us anything, it’s that y’all have a renewed interest in the…

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Georgia Wine Country

Discover Georgia Wine Country CARPE TRAVELWine Country GUIDE Our Georgia Wine Travel Guide shares a brief history of the state’s wine country, terroir, where to sip, where to stay and things to do beyond the vines. WHERE IS GEORGIA WINE COUNTRY? Georgia wine country lies in the hilly and mountainous northwest region of the state…

Maryland Wine Country

Maryland Wine Country

Discover Maryland Wine Country CARPE TRAVELWine Country GUIDE Our Maryland Wine Travel Guide shares a brief history of the state’s wine country, terroir, where to sip, where to stay and things to do beyond the vines. Maryland, like many of its East Coast neighbors, has seen an increase in the number of wineries and an…

Vermentino

CARPE TRAVEL WINE 101: GET TO KNOW THE GRAPES Getting to know Vermentino wine Vermentino ​(Ver-mehn-TEE-noh) is a white wine grape with origins in Italy’s Ligurian coastal region. The grape is also popular in Italy’s south with top expressions coming from Sardinia. The grape is also found in parts of France. In Italy, Vermentino wears…

Muscat

CARPE TRAVEL WINE 101: GET TO KNOW THE GRAPES Getting to know Muscat wine Muscat​ ​(muh·skat), called Moscato in Italy and Moscatel in Spain and Portugal is a storied grape found all over the world.  While this highly aromatic white grape thrives in warm Mediterranean climates, some of its most notable expressions were born in…

Valerie Quintanilla

Valerie Quintanilla

Valerie Quintanilla Valerie Quintanilla is an American expat in Alba, Italy. Val was an original Carpe Travel contributor before packing up her American life to chase her Italian dreams. Today she runs a custom travel / wine tour planning business while moonlighting as a marketing consultant for wine and travel business in Europe. She has…

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Introduction to the North Carolina Wine Regions

The state of North Caroline is divided into three wine regions consisting of 200+ wineries and six designated AVAs. By Simone FM Spinner, Contributing Writer North Carolina has always been an agriculture haven, when it comes to viticulture, it continues to grow. The most recent AVA in North Carolina – Crest of the Blue Ridge…

On the Wine Trail: Barbera

Getting to know Barbera ​Wine

CARPE TRAVEL WINE 101: GET TO KNOW THE GRAPES Getting to know Barbera wine Barbera (bar-Bear-uh) is a dark-skinned, red wine grape that is considered to be Nebbiolo’s baby brother. Its wines are juicy and relatively light-bodied despite its bold, deep purple color. Barbera grapes are used both in blended wines and single varietals. It’s low tannins,…