I still have in my mind the image of Michele Lorenzetti bending down, picking up a handful of soil, holding it in his palm and then studying it thoughtfully as he slowly lets it run through his fingers. There is nothing theatrical about the gesture, no ostentatious rituality, only a precise, almost instinctive movement belonging to someone who does not observe the land from the outside but knows its most intimate grammar. It was in that moment, far more than through his words, that I began to understand what practicing biodynamics in Gattaia truly means. (more…)

There was a time when rosé wine occupied only a marginal place on wine lists and in conversations among enthusiasts. Today, that is no longer the case. Rosé has earned its own identity, shedding the perception of being merely a middle ground between red and white wine and becoming one of the most contemporary expressions of the wine world. (more…)

There is a place in Turin that perhaps more than any other tells the story of the city’s ability to reinvent itself without losing touch with its past. It is Pista 500 at Lingotto, the former Fiat test track that has become one of the city’s most fascinating urban spaces. On June 24, the Roero wine region will take center stage here with an event designed to bring together wine, conviviality and contemporary culture. (more…)