Italy Giacomo GrimaldiBarbera d'Alba Pistin

2016 Barbera d'Alba Pistin

Giacomo Grimaldi

Northern Italy / Italy

Red

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£11.00

How to Spend 24 Hours in Santa Barbara

The Santa Barbara Hills in Southern California (situated just north of LA, beyond Malibu) are currently producing some of the most exciting wines in the whole of California. Whilst less established than Napa Valley or Sonoma further North, this wilder territory has attracted a young generation of winemakers who are not scared to experiment. Just a few decades since the ...

ON March 29, 2019

Discover Santa Barbara Wine Country with The Hilt's Matt Dees

Santa Ynez, Santa Rita Hills, Ballard Canyon – these are all wine growing AVAs in the Santa Barbara region of Southern California which, over the last few decades, has seen itself become one of the most interesting and diverse wine growing regions in the US. Despite being further South than the likes of Napa and Sonoma, it is in fact ...

ON March 29, 2019

Wines Not to Miss in February 2020

Dal Forno's flagship Amarone and Valpolicella from the much celebrated 2013 vintage are due for release in the first part of the month, as is the annual Maison Leroy release. Domaine Leroy and Domaine d’Auvenay are due out nearer the end of the month or early March. We will also be focusing on regions outside of Italy and France that ...

BY Gavin Smith,

ON January 30, 2020

Behind the Bottle - Monfortino

Giacomo Conterno’s Monfortino is the most celebrated and famous Barolo in the world. It is also said to be the first ever producer-named Barolo made in the Riserva style, the first vintage being made in the 1920s. At this time Barolo was typically sold either by cask and blended by Alba merchants or in demi-john glass containers. On ...

BY Gavin Smith,

ON February 12, 2020

F+R Retreats: A Culinary Escape to Barolo

Travelling up and down the rolling hills of Barolo, it is impossible to ignore the abundance of culinary delights growing all around you. From vineyards and hazelnut trees, to little patches of woodland famed for their truffles... As we travel through the region, our guide Giacomo points out a spot good for white truffles, another more renowned for the black variety. And he should ...

ON April 13, 2018