Sadly I had to say goodbye to Piedmont yesterday. We enjoyed two tasting in Barbaresco then we headed to Cinque Terre for a few days. Even though I hated having to leave I was happy at the thought of not drinking....yep, you heard me correctly. The two may only be fifteen miles apart but the countryside of Barbaresco is much different than that of Barolo. It's not as refined, more blue collar if you will. The first winery we visited was La Spinetti. It's a ...

Yesterday we headed out around 2 o'clock. There's nothing better than doing nothing all morning and part of the afternoon. I'm not exercising here because the hills would be torture. I'm just trying to settle into "vacation"....chanting nightly Sash. We decided to stop at the Damilano wine shop and tasting room in the town of Barolo as we had an hour and a half to kill before our appointment at the Renato Ratti winery. The only wine we've had from this produ...

Yesterday started off badly but ended up great! While working out at the gym, I dropped a 20 pound weight on my new iPhone 5 and crushed the face. I, now, have no phone so if you need me, text and I will receive it on my iPad. I guess that's what I get for working out on three hours sleep. I am happy to report that the drive from the airport to Barolo was uneventful. We only got lost once. We arrived for our 11:30 tasting, tour and lunch at Marchesi di Baro...

My flight was delayed by three hours. Thank God I was in first class....well worth the 200,000 mile price tag. After I decontaminated my seat, I opend the bag the airline provides for you containing a pillow and blanket. I couldn't help but to think, " Do they really clean these blankets or do they just fold them after every use and place them into a sealed plastic bag creating the illusion that they've been sanitized?!" I asked myself this question because I ...

Well, I am waiting in the Admirals Club at JFK for my flight to Milan. I have an hour to burn so I thought I'd work on my iPhone blogging skills. Getting the hang of it but the PMS rage isn't helping with the small print and random drop offs. Let's hope said rage disappears once I arrive in Italia. It will! This is my dream vacation after all. Speaking of, our "football" watching whilst in Europe streak continues. The FIFA Confederation Cup is currently und...