07 — Diario

Notes from the cellar

Producer visits, recipes from Matteo's kitchen and the occasional strong opinion about wine.

A week in the Langhe

Giulia spent harvest week with the Fiori family in Monforte d'Alba. She came back with stained hands and six new bottles.

Equal parts, a big cube of ice and an orange twist.

Three ages, three wines, one perfect cheese board.

Ice, bitter, prosecco, soda. In that order.

What makes a wine from a volcano taste of smoke and sea.

The angriest pasta in Rome, and the easiest.

A short guide to Italy's bitter digestivi.