Monday 31 August 2009

Altare kick-starts the first J&B winemakers blog.

Posted by Julian Campbell, Buyer

The first of our Winemakers blogs is about to go live. And who better than one of Piedmont's most well respected and trailblazing estates, Elio Altare. Elio's daughter Silvia (second from the left) is very hands-on in the vineyard and has kindly agreed to give us the inside information on a harvest in Piedmont. With Dolcetto, Barbera and Nebbiolo all maturing at different paces, a number of Cru's to deal with, and full hand picking in operation this promises to be a fascinating insight into the hectic and exciting time a harvest can be.