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One day in Oltrepò Pavese is definitely not enough to learn this amazing viticulture and winemaking zone, however during this #winetrip I've had the only one and it made me sure I'll definitely come back. Oltrepò is one of those non-posh (yet) Italian winemaking areas, staying usually in the shade of the giants like Piemonte or Toscana, but the zone is famous in Italy for my fave grape on earth #PinotNoir (yes, that's why I'm here). There are a lot of nice local small winemak

If you ever drunk Franciacorta sparkling wine or ever been visiting the area then you most probably heard name of Ca' del Bosco, who is one of the biggest (if not the biggest) producer of Franciacorta in the world. I bet you saw their bottles on the shelves of your wine shop, at least. So being in the area, of course, visit to this winery is a must to see everything by your own eyes and to understand a difference with other estates. I saw in some sources that Ca' del Bosco is

Visiting Franciacorta area in Lombardia is always a nice trip full of shiny tasty bubbles and visiting wineries in the area is a special pleasure. Some of the producers in the area makes really outstanding wines, Ricci Curbastro is definitely one of those and worth visiting for sure. The estate is located in Capriolo commune of #Franciacorta and run by Ricci Curbastro family, having roots in Lugo di Romagna in Ravenna province, moved there in the 13th century from Florence du

E. Pira & Figli winery is located right in Barolo village. The estate has a very nice history and ancient winemaking traditions. Nowadays it is run by Chiara Boschis, the daughter of Franco Boschis, who bought this winery but kept the ancient name of E.Pira as it was very well known and recognized in Barolo area for many years. Actually Pira were an ancient family of winemakers, who were noticed in #Barolo since the 17th century and became winemakers between 19th and 20th cen

In the small wine production zone of Gattinara, where total acreage of the vineyards is only about 90 hectares, having property of almost a half of them means you're one among a couple of the largest #wine producers. This is said about Travaglini, who definitely deserves an attention. Travaglini has 44 hectares planted under vines in #Gattinara in Piemonte, the majority of them of course is Nebbiolo (locally known as Spanna) one of the noblest grape varieties in the world, an