Why Piemonte, Tuscany's Lovely Stepsister, Is the Perfect Wine Trip Right Now
Lesser-known but arguably with more to offer, Italy's northern wine region is brimming with delights—such as truffles, cheese, and pasta—at this exact moment.
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At harvest time in northern Italy, layers of fog drift romantically over hillside vineyards of ripened nebbiolo grapes. Those from five tiny villages near Alba, the sleepy capital of the Langhe region of Piemonte, will go into the country’s greatest red wine, Barolo.
Right now, the crisp autumn air is accented with the scents of wood smoke, pungent, fermenting wine, and the fragrant, earthy-musky aroma of white truffles, sold at an annual market in Alba during October and November.