Date of visit: November 17, 2025 Olek Bondonio an award-winning champion snowboarder, who also shares a passion for surfing and skateboarding. In fact, he has a small indoor skatepark just below the fermentation tanks and next to his cellar. Not something that you see everyday when visiting a wine producer! In addition to producing some of our favorite Barbaresco wines, and of course the classics of Langhe (Barbera and Langhe Nebbiolo), Olek produces an outstanding Pelaverga

Date of visit: November 14, 2025 The next stop of our 2025 trip to Langhe was Rivella Serafino. This amazing estate farms just 2 hectares of vines and produces only 1,000 cases per year split between 2 wines; Langhe Nebbiolo and Barbaresco Montestefano. Everything from labeling to corking the bottles is done by hand by the husband and wife team, Teobaldo and Maria. You can read more information about this amazing producer on Polaner Selections website, here .  This is half of

Date of visit: November 13, 2025 We visited G.B. Burlotto on November 13, 2025. The wines tasted were mesmerizing, beautiful, and really unlike anything else. As always, we absolutely loved all of them.  Tasting notes: 2024 Verduno Pelaverga:  An abundance of pine and smoke lead the way on the nose, followed by notes of white and black pepper, rosemary, and fresh crushed cherries, all of which carries over to the palate. It’s spicy, energetic, fresh, and lively, with a silky

Date of visit: November 12, 2025 Our trip to Bologna had ended, and we were off to Langhe. What better way to start the trip than a visit to Brovia. A producer who we’ve been following closely for many years now, and whose wines always manage to sweep us off our feet. We seem to fall more and more in love with these wines with each passing vintage, and this is a visit which we really look forward to every year.  We began the tasting with 2020 Antërsè, Brovia’s sparkling wine

Date of visit: November 10, 2025 In November 2025 we visited Bologna for the first time. It was a city filled with amazing food and sights. While we were there, we made a short day trip to Tuscany to visit our favorite Chianti producer, San Giusto a Rentennano.  Grapes drying for Vin San Giusto The estate dates back to the 11th century and therefore each time we visit, it really feels as though we’re traveling back in time. It was our first time visiting in November so we wer

Date of visit: June 20, 2024 The walk back from the cellar, towards the tasting room This last year or so has been busier than we could’ve ever imagined, and as a result we’ve sadly had less and less time to post on here. As a result, we have a backlog from visits going back to June 2024, and we’re making it our new year's resolution to get caught up on these as soon as possible. Our final visit of our June 2024 trip to Langhe was to Cascina delle Rose with the extremely kind

Date of visit: June 18, 2024 Standing in Brovia's Rocche di Castiglione vineyard Our most recent trip to Brovia began in the renowned...

Date of visit: June 17, 2024 The wines of G.B. Burlotto are simply unlike anything else; an incredibly unique expression of terroir and...

Date of visit: June 14, 2024 During our last visit to Ferdinando Principiano, Ferdinando and Nicolò were kind enough to take us into the...

Date of visit: June 16, 2024 Every time we taste with Mario we learn something new. During our most recent visit, we learned that Mario’s...

Date of visit: June 14, 2024 Cavallotto is always one of our favorite producers to visit. For our most recent tasting, Valentina was kind...

Date of visit: June 11, 2024 Our first visit to kick off our 2024 trip to Langhe was at Bartolo Mascarello. A place which is very near...

Date of visit: June 10, 2024 We arrived in Valtellina on June 9th. This was our first time visiting the area, but it definitely won’t be...

Date of visit: June 5, 2023 This was our second time visiting Giacomo Conterno, a producer who needs no introduction, and who’s wines...

Date of visit: June 4, 2023 Is there a better way to start the day than with a tasting at Cascina Fontana? 😀 We’re not sure how Mario...

Date of visit: June 2, 2023 With the release of 2021 Barolo just around the corner, we’re trying our best to catch up on our notes from...

Date of visit: June 1, 2023 It seems that with each vintage that passes, the wines of Brovia are increasingly enjoyable, and in our...

Date of visit: May 31, 2023 This past May we were very lucky to have visited Bartolo Mascarello, and took a tour of their vineyards with...

Date of visit: May 31, 2023 This past May we visited Ferdinando Principiano. During our visit we tasted the new vintages of many of...

Date of visit: May 30, 2023 After our early morning tasting at Cavallotto, and a delicious lunch at Osteria Veglio, we made our way over...