In this region, tradition dances closely with innovation. Imagine rolling hills carpeted with a patchwork of vineyards, dotted with ancient castles standing sentinel, where time seems to stand still.

The Piedmont region in northwestern Italy is renowned today for dry red wines—Barolo, Barbaresco, Barbera and Dolcetto, as well as for a low alcohol sweet sparkling white wine—Moscato. Yet ...

Long overshadowed by Barolo and Barbaresco, winemakers are preserving a cultural icon that delivers pure pleasure without the ...

The countryside landscape of Langhe, Piedmont, Italy. Hilltops and fog among them, the Castle of Serralunga on the top of a hill. Nestled in northwest Italy, between the foothills of the western Alps ...

PIEDMONT, Italy (Tara’s Travels) - Piedmont is considered a “slow food and wine lover’s paradise.” “Piede” means foot, and “monte” means hill, so the area is called the “foot of the Alps.” ...

Italy has long held allure as a premier food and wine destination, and that reputation is only growing thanks to a number of top wineries within the country that now offer high-end stays and ...

In the decades after the Second World War, life in rural southern Piedmont was tough, and many locals left for Argentina, the US or jobs in the factories of Turin. But today, this Unesco-listed area ...

A detailed travel feature highlights Northern Italy’s most captivating road trips, from the alpine grandeur of the Grande ...

Along with its reputation in the wine world, Piedmont was instrumental in the creation of the slow-food movement, and it’s a major area for the hunting and buying of white truffles. That makes it an ...