Barbaresco, Barolo and Piemonte

During a recent trip south to Italy from Paris we spent two nights in the foothills ("piemonte") of the Italian Alps, where the food is delicious and the wines world-class, where the people are friendly and lacking in the pretentiousness of so many other well-known wine regions of the world.

I hope to eventually get a page devoted to Piemonte up and running soon on my www.sienaitaly.com website. Right now I just want to pass along a few bits of information.

First, accommodation: we stayed at the Cascina delle Rose, in the tiny hamlet of Tre Stelle, just outside of the village of Barbaresco. Our hostess, Giovanna, produces her own wines: Dolcettos, Barberas and of course one of the world's greatest red wines, the Barbaresco.

Second, dining: we ate three wonderful meals, two dinners and a lunch.

Our first dinner was at Trattoria Risorgimento in Treiso, about 4 kms from Barbaresco. (14 viale Remembranza; ph: 0173.63.81.95)

Our lunch was in Alba at the Vincafe (12 via vitt. Emanuele; ph: 0173.36.46.03). http://www.vincafe.com.

Our final meal was in Barbaresco at Ristorante Rabaya (12 via della Stazione; ph: 0173.63.52.23; email: rabaya@tiscalinet.it).

You can find a bit more information on my posting "Barbaresco, Barolo and Alba" from 27 March.