Will Travel for Wine – Episode 4: Planning a Wine Trip to Piedmont, Italy
Planning a Wine Trip…to Piedmont, Italy In episode four of the Will Travel for Wine podcast, I speak with Valerie Quintanilla from the wine tour company, Girls Gotta drink to discuss the do, don’ts and how’s of setting up...
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A Travelers Guide to Understanding the Italian Wine Classifications
Traveling to Italy? This guide helps to explain the Italian wine classifications so you can find the right wines for your pallet. By Alice Ross, contributing writer Italy is known for a lot of things, from the interesting Roman...
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Planning a wine tour in Italy? What the experts have to say…
Planning a wine tasting trip isn’t as easy as it may sound, especially if you’re planning one in a wine region you are unfamiliar with. I have learned this the hard way… When it comes to Napa Valley and...
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Italy with Kids: Five Family Friendly Cities
I have this plan for living in Spain and Italy with kids for the summers. Yes, EVERY summer… As a consultant and freelance writer, it’s pretty easy for me to make that a reality BUT with The Husband’s new...
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Instagram Inspiration: Piedmont
This week I’ve been all about Piedmont, so what better way to end the week than with a little Piedmont wanderlust. I’ve complied a few of my favorite #Piedmont pictures from Instagram to continue on with building the inspiration...
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Interview with a Winemaker: Sergio Germano of Ettore Germano in Piedmont
Touring vineyards is one of my favorite things to do when I travel. To learn about the local grapes, the terrior (a fancy word for the soil composition) and the people/ families who have not only made the wine,...
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Putting Piedmont Wine in Perspective
I’ve been exploring the process of becoming a certified sommelier, not because I need it but because I LOVE learning about wine, the regions and different methods used to create such an important piece of so many cultures. Not...
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5 Tips on Shipping Wine Back from Overseas
A sudden rainstorm drove us into the small wine shop off the main road in Castellina in Chianti in Italy. The walls inside Enoteca Biologica were lined with colorful wine bottles from the floor to ceiling and the proprietor...
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Check-in: NH Santo Stefano in Turin, Italy
I think Turin is one of my new favorite cities in Italy… We only had a day to spend here but were able to see and do so much in just a short period of time, mainly because our...
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10 Things to do in Turin, Italy
I have to be honest, I had never planned to visit Turin, Italy’s fourth-largest city. It was merely the closest city from Alba with an airport that could get us home. With an early morning flight we got into...
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The Piemonte Wine Trail: Barbaresco Wine Tasting in Neviglie
Happy Wine Wednesday! We’re in for a treat this week with a guest post from Valerie Quintanilla, one of Italy’s newest expats, living her dream in Piemonte, Italy and sharing her wine tales at GirlsGottaDrink. Her recent wine adventures...
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On the Piemonte Wine Trail: Stella Giuseppe
Happy Wine Wednesday! We’re in for a treat this week with a guest post from Valerie Quintanilla, one of Italy’s newest expats, living her dream in Piemonte, Italy and sharing her wine tales at GirlsGottaDrink. Her recent wine adventures...
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Being in the right place at the right time = an unforgettable day of Montalcino wine tasting at Caparzo
One of the more interesting parts of traveling and exploring a new area is getting lost. And that’s a pretty easy for me, especially in Italy. But while this little tale starts off with dead ends at every where,...
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Travel to Piedmont Italy: Champagne Sabering – with a wine glass!
On my travels in Piedmont travel my tour guides with Travel Langhe took us to lunch in the Barolo town of Serralunga d’Alba. We were greeted at Centro Storico by the restaurant’s lively proprietor, Alessio. Armed with nothing more than a bottle of champagne and...
Read moreItalian Wine Merchants Redux: Wine Tasting New York City
Our frequent readers (thank you!) may recall a post I did last year about a trip to New York City that included a stop at Italian Wine Merchants (IWM). I was on a hunt for a New York City wine...
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The Intoxication of Piedmont Italy
By Valerie Quintanilla The food, the culture, and of course the people are nearly as intoxicating as the wines of Piedmont Italy. All have now firmly planted themselves in my heart and soul. Yes, if home is where the...
Read moreHiking and Wine Tasting in Barolo Italy
By Valerie Quintanilla I wanted to hike in Lake Como, but Mother Nature had other plans. Luckily I had a day of hiking and wine tasting in Barolo Italy planned with Kerrie from Australia. We started the near the...
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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...
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Wine Tours in Barolo Italy
By Valerie Quintanilla Saturday morning started bright and early with a quick breakfast at my B&B (they just kept bringing food – such is the theme here!) Then, I was off with Robert for a wine tour in Barolo...
Read moreItalian Wine Travels: Ah, Piemonte….
By Valerie Quintanilla If there is a heaven and we each get our own version, mine would mirror Piemonte. Calgone, take me away. In 2009 I had a business meeting with an Italian colleague visiting Denver for a project....
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