Milan may not have the elegance of Florence or the beauty of Venice, but it is still a vibrant city where life is enjoyable. One of the main economic centers of northern Italy, but also one of the world’s fashion and design capitals, the capital of Lombardy has a lot to offer tourists. If...
Dirupi Estate
Dirupi is an emerging winery in Valtellina, the little-known wine region in northern Lombardy that borders Switzerland and produces almost exclusively red wines. Davide Fasolini and Pierpaolo Di Franco, two winemakers in their 30s, released their first vintage in 2006. They now cultivate about 15 plots in the region and are recognized as some...
Italy’s Best Trattorias
Italian wine lovers are familiar with the Gambero Rosso, probably the most famous wine guide in Italy. But the Gambero Rosso is not only a bible of the most important wineries of the “Italian boot”, it is also a gastronomic reference guide in the country. During a recent trip to Milan, I had the...
Nino Negri, historical producer of Valtellina
Nino Negri is the most important wine producer in the Valtellina region and also one of the oldest. The Nino Negri cellar alone contains no less than 1500 French and American oak barrels and more than 100 large oak casks. The annual production reaches nearly 800,000 bottles, which is huge for the region, but...
ARPEPE: a top winery in Valtellina
ARPEPE is a winery located in Sondrio, the capital of the Valtellina region, in northern Lombardy. Certainly one of the best producers in the region, its reputation has long since crossed the borders of Valtellina. ARPEPE is the diminutive of Arturo Pelizzatti Perego, who in 1984 decided to recreate the family estate that had...
Azienda Agricola Fay
Azienda Agricola Fay is located in the village of San Giacomo di Teglio, in the region of Valtellina, in the north of Lombardy, near the border with Switzerland. Valtellina is a mountainous region that hosts the largest terraced vineyard in Italy. The king grape variety is nebbiolo, like its Piedmontese neighbor, but it is...