http://www.torrebarolo.com/blog TorreBarolo Blog Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:07:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When you need a break from eating and drinking all the wonderful Langhe cuisine, here is a suggestion for a few mini-excursion; go visit one of the well restored castles in Cuneo province. My castle top picks in the Cuneo region are: Castello Roccolo di Busca, Castello Reale di Carlo Felice ... http://www.torrebarolo.com/blog/2010/07/top-3-castles-in-cuneo-province-busca-govone-and-racconigi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-3-castles-in-cuneo-province-busca-govone-and-racconigi&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-3-castles-in-cuneo-province-busca-govone-and-racconigi Suoni dalle Colline di Langhe e Roero is the title of this year’s Alba Music Festival, summer edition and it opens July 16th in Alba and run through August 1st. The festival is the collaboration between the City of Alba and St. Mary’s College of Maryland, USA. This year marks ... http://www.torrebarolo.com/blog/2010/07/the-summer-2010-alba-music-festival-italy-usa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-summer-2010-alba-music-festival-italy-usa&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-summer-2010-alba-music-festival-italy-usa Our wine guru Gary Chevsky, back in November 2009, experimented with some Barbera wines from Piemonte: “Unclear why anyone would want to drink aged Barbera, a wine grape that is associated with easy quaffing and everyday meals. In the land where Nebbiolo is firmly the king, why mess with that? Let ... http://www.torrebarolo.com/blog/2010/07/aging-barbera-wines-from-piemonte/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aging-barbera-wines-from-piemonte&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aging-barbera-wines-from-piemonte One of my favourite places to go in the Langhe to enjoy a dramatic setting among the rolling hills is the Grinzane Castle in Grinzane Cavour, less than a 10minute drive from TorreBarolo. The castle is an imposing building erected around a central tower that dates back to the 1st half ... http://www.torrebarolo.com/blog/2010/06/the-piedmontese-regional-enoteca-at-grinzane-cavour-castle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-piedmontese-regional-enoteca-at-grinzane-cavour-castle&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-piedmontese-regional-enoteca-at-grinzane-cavour-castle Our wine guru Gary Chevsky visited the annual Gambero Rosso “Tre Bicchieri” event in San Francisco, back in February: "On Feb 24, one of my favorite trade tasting events of the year arrived to San Francisco. For background on Gambero Rosso and their Tre Bicchieri event, see my coverage of the last year's event. ... http://www.torrebarolo.com/blog/2010/06/gambero-rosso-tre-bicchieri-2010-event-in-san-francisco/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gambero-rosso-tre-bicchieri-2010-event-in-san-francisco&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gambero-rosso-tre-bicchieri-2010-event-in-san-francisco Something that I did last time I was in Barolo, that I would recommend to guests at TorreBarolo or to the Langhe in general is to drive the Strada Romantica delle Langhe e del Roero (the Romantic Road). It is an itinerary to discover some of the regional most beautiful ... http://www.torrebarolo.com/blog/2010/06/discover-the-romantic-road-of-langhe-and-roero/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=discover-the-romantic-road-of-langhe-and-roero&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=discover-the-romantic-road-of-langhe-and-roero