Piemonte isn’t one of the most well-known regions and those who know it will immediately think of wines like Barolo, Barbaresco, Barbera and the wine hills, that even became Unesco World Heritage in 2014.
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Strange thing is our choice for Piemonte had absolutely nothing to do with vineyards or wine. When we moved here I didn’t even like the taste of wine, I find vineyard views nice but I like wild nature and rough landscapes more and for hiking a prefer the woods. I’m probably an exception in that regard.
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But over the years life in wine country has changed me, and how could it not?
I had the occasion to follow a wine course where I tasted my first red wines that I liked : crazy priced Barolo’s of course ?. We became friends with several wine farmers and after many, many tastings I’ve learned to appreciate some wines, especially the sweet ones.
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Fortunately, because in the beginning I always refused a glass of wine and people really started looking at me funnily, they didn’t seem to believe me when I said I just didn’t like it. That was truly a concept they couldn’t wrap their head around.