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Joel | December 28, 2010
Frères Grosjean Petite Arvine 2008
This past year, I have many times found myself reaching for the unique and unpretentious wines of Italy’s Valle d’Aosta. One Valle d’Aosta producer whose bottles I am always happy to encounter on the retail shelf is Frères Grosjean, exactly because I know I am in for just such a [...]
Joel | November 1, 2010
Danilo Thomain Enfer D’Arvier 2008
I lay out loden-green woolen trousers and shirt, purchased at a second-hand shop. In the corner, carbon fiber hiking poles stand ready.
Backpack: Emmenthaler cheese; mountain bread; prosciutto di San Daniele; mineral water; Danilo Thomain Enfer d’Arvier 2008.
Word of the day: Up. Up, until the trees are below and [...]
Joel | September 8, 2010
Pavese Ermes Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle 2008, DOC
Liquid…is a substance that flows and takes on the form of its container.*
The liquid known as Pavese Ermes Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle flows through my senses. Smooth-spoken and talkative, it tells a mountain story, buzzing through my human form with impressions [...]
Joel | February 24, 2010
In an area that is one of Italy’s least productive wine zones, to improve margins with a few shortcuts could prove a seductive temptation.
But, at the small, family-run wine estate of Frères Grosjean in Italy’s Valle d’Aosta, it is quality, tradition, authenticity and sustainability which prevail.
Amen.
Perched in the higher altitudes of Italy’s extreme northwest [...]