Cheese and Truffles

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On a recent tour we took our quests to one of our favorite stops. " La Luna Buona"
a Robiola cheese producer. Olivia the owner (on left) is showing us her goats
they are free Range as is required by
D.O.P. laws
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Learning about the production facility.
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The wonderful cheeses they make shown here dusted with herbs and
spices including vegetable carbon.
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A fall in Piemonte is not complete with out a truffle hunt Robert got to
follow our neighbor Lorenzo on a hunt with his truffle dog Diana
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Maybe a hit ?
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Yes, they score !!!



Pizza, Pasta and Pressing

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Nothing beats the home made pasta at one of our favorite restaurants "Crota"
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Harvest in done here in Barbaresco now the hard work in the cellar starts.
Pressing is a very messy job. Roberts hands remain Barbara red for two
weeks. But they are very soft.
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The La Morra sherif detaining more tourists from the states Bob and Mila
were good sports and followed orders to email this photo to city hall.
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Bob did a great job impressing the locals with his pizza making skills. They
think we Americans are strange for putting pears & Gorgonzola on a pizza
But putting french fry s on a pizza is normal ?

Fall tours/Harvest

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Harvesting nebbiolo behind our home. Producers in both Barolo and Barbaresco
are VERY exited about nebbiolo this year, looks very promising !!!
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This is why so many people travel to Alba in the fall.
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The famous white truffle of the langhe
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It's always nice to have an American visitor show Italian winemakers how to
properly sciabola a bottle of champagne.
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Daniele Panino!!!
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Trying salsiccia di bra (raw sausge) for the first time yum !!