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Wishing you a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year!
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Christmas is just a few days away and here in Roero, we just had our first snowfall of the season. Our hills have a snow white blanket just in time for the holiday. As the year comes to an end, each of us is looking back over the last 12 months and making a symbolic inventory of the experiences we've lived. For the team here at Tenuta Carretta, 2016 was a truly productive year. We are excited...
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Flavio Costa’s 21.9 at Tenuta Carretta: The thoughtful attention to detail that goes into a Michelin star
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So much has been going on at Tenuta Carretta this fall. An excellent harvest that holds a promise of great results for both the reds and whites from Tenuta Carretta. A new and innovative Vine Trekking program that allows guests to tour the estate's vineyards on foot. And this fall, the good news just kept on a-coming: Last month Chef Flavio Costa was awarded his first Michelin star for...
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Technical director Roberto Giacone reveals the “secrets” behind our Roero Arneis Cayega
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Not every Arneis cluster gets to become Cayega. Every grape that aspires to achieve the golden crown must complete the following journey… The harvest is now over and the work in the cellar has already begun. So we asked Tenuta Carretta's technical director Roberto Giacone to explain the process to us. Our goal is to have him share how Roero Arneis Cayega DOCG is born vintage after vintage....
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Not just a month for racking and bottling: November marks the end of the wine guide season
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With the arrival of the Bibenda Guide to the Wines of Italy, which was presented last month, the Italian wine guide season finally came to an end. The guides represent useful tools in sharing Italy's great viticultural heritage with the world. And their continued popularity reflects the growing demand for information about our wines thanks to the ever-expanding number of wine lovers across the...
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Happy Thanksgiving from Tenuta Carretta!
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Thank you for making 2016 such a great year at the Tenuta Carretta blog! We are looking forward to more great content in 2017 and our 2017 USA Tour. Happy holidays to all our friends in the U.S.A. Happy Thanksgiving!
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It’s official: A new Michelin star shines at Tenuta Carretta!
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This week, chef Flavio Costa found a star beside his name in the new Michelin restaurant guide. We are thrilled to share the news that he has won a star for his restaurant 21.9 Flavio Costa at Tenuta Carretta, the restaurant on the Tenuta Carretta estate in Piobesi d'Alba (Cuneo province). It's not his first star but it's the first for his restaurant in Piobesi. Flavio Costa has worked in the...
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Another harvest completed: Vintage notes from Tenuta Carretta CEO Giovanni Minetti
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Another harvest has been completed at Tenuta Carretta. In the end, the 2016 vintage turned out to be a splendid one for the estate. A few notes. First of all, it was a remarkably long harvest that had a little bit of light rain in October. This was followed by a intervals of sunny warm days and cool nights. The weather patterns, which had already begun to emerge during the month of July,...
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Brooklyn in da house and Cayega by the glass at one of W-burg’s hottest restaurants
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"Gran Sasso," wrote the editors of EaterNY last month in their round-up of The Hottest Restaurants in Brooklyn Right Now, October 2016, "is the new Italian restaurant from Michelin-starred chef Luca Casadio, formerly of La Smarrita in Torino, Italy, and Italian-born Pietro Sasso. Named after the mountain range in Abruzzo, Italy, the menu from Casadio includes a selection of house-made pasta......
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“Grand Wine Tour”: A NEW online English-language magazine devoted to Italian wine, lifestyle, and culture
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"Nose to tail: where to eat la trippa in Rome and Florence." "Where to eat in Alba, capital of the Langhe." "Experience the trulli and olive oil of Alberobello." "Visit Michelangelo’s marble quarry of Carrara." Intrigued by any or all of the titles above? If you're anything like us, then we imagine you are! They are just some of the latest posts on Grand Wine Tour, a new online...
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Vine trekking: Hiking through the Tenuta Carretta estate and vineyards
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The "Paradise Trail" Nestled in the vineyard-dotted landscape of Roero, the "Paradise Trail" is a "vine trekking" itinerary ideal for those who love the colors, sounds, and smells of nature in its truest form. A 2.2-kilometer trails that takes most people, at an easy pace, around 1 hour and 45 minutes to complete. It's entirely unpaved, with very little shade. It starts at the winery's wine...
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