Sunday afternoon we also tasted with Mauro Mascarello producer of Giuseppe Mascarello. Another amazing tasting. Thanks everyone for the notes and comments. I promise to write tasting notes and observations on the plane home tomorrow and post shortly. All I can say right now posting from my phone is AMAZING experience! To be continued…

Wow! To be continued…

The amuse bouche at Enoclub in downtown Alba.

So good…

Not bad, eh? ;-)

To be continued…

Dindo’s mom. Off to Barolo now… :-)

Yesterday evening we went with my old friend Dindo to visit his friend and colleague pop star Neffa outside Bologna (yes, Neffa!). He offered to open a Nero d’Avola by Cos but when we saw the train station master’s homemade sparkling Montepulciano we HAD to have it. Clean, fresh, and delicious!

The immense beauty of this place continues to inspire me. Photo by Tracie P. More to come… Thanks for reading.

This weathered issue of Wine Spectator seems to serve as the “mishnah” guiding the selections in the Fortezza tasting room. Wow, have things changed since I first came here in 89!