The Barolo Boys Offsides: Soccer and Wine Tastings in Monforte d'Alba

Photo from Barolo Boys Fuorigioco facebook

Barolo Boys Offsides returns to Monforte, jerseys washed and surprises in hand. The event will be four days – May 21-24 – dedicated to wine and soccer. The Barolo Boys soccer team from Monforte d’Alba is sponsored by all 39 producers of the town of their hometown. The highlight of…

Cantine Aperte: All the Open Wineries in Piemonte, Expo 2015, & Instagram Contest

Cantine Aperte. Photo from www.movimentoturismovino.com

Open Wineries, or Cantine Aperte, is the Italy-wide event organized by Movimento Turismo del Vino in spring that gets wine tourists out and about to visit their favorite wineries up and down the “boot.” For this year’s 23rd edition, the event lasts for two days and includes an Instagram contest…

The Local Wild Food Challenge Comes to Verduno

Photo from www.localwildfoodchallenge.com

Have you ever looked at the environment around you and seen not forests, trees, sidewalks, and weeds – but hunting grounds and wild gardens? This Sunday, a new event is making its debut in Italy to encourage everyone to eat their environment.

VINUM 2015: Your Guide to Piemonte's Biggest Springtime Wine Event

Vinum, the most important wine event of the springtime in Piemonte: April 25-26 and May 1-3, 2015.

Read the Excerpt: The Wines and Foods of Piemonte, by Tom Hyland

Vineyards at Castiglione Falletto. Photo © Tom Hyland

Pre-order and read an excerpt from the newest book on Piemonte’s fine wine and cuisine by Tom Hyland: The Wines and Foods of Piemonte.

Updated! Gran Tour Monferrato: Connecting Piemonte with Expo 2015 is Easier than Ever

Piemonte is making it easy for tourists to connect to the Milan Expo 2015 with the Barolo Express and, just in, the Gran Tour Monferrato.

Updated - Barolo Express: An elegant ride to and from the Milan Expo 2015

The Barolo Express launches in spring for wine and food lovers to travel to and from the 2015 Milan Expo and the towns and vineyard-covered hillsides of UNESCO-named Langhe-Roero and Monferrato.

It's Time for Dolcetto d'Ovada: A Vertical Wine Tasting

Dolcetto d'Ovada. Photo from www.ovada.eu

The Consortium for the Protection of Ovada DOCG organized its first wine tasting event on Saturday, February 1, 2015: “It’s Time for Ovada: Share” (“E’ Ora di Ovada: Condividi”).