"Piedmont has done nothing to decrease our food and wine intake. Unfortunately there has been a lot less walking this week. Broph has done an excellent job driving and Clare has taken on the reigns as navigator, using maps of course. It should be mentioned the car is a manual, which means changing gears with the right hand. There have only been a couple of stalls.
Tuesday was spent driving around the Monferrato area (thanks to a recommendation from Luca here at the hotel), beautiful rolling hills with not only vines but also other farming. We found the small town of Conzano, from which many people emigrated to Queensland.
Our drive took us past a few Chardonnay vines, which leads to our beautiful dinner in Asti. Clare started with a local sparkling, Asti Spumante, of course. We are not sure what we were served in the 70s, but this sparkling was very different and very drinkable. The food was all local, as was the wine and the owner was keen to share his knowledge and ensure we ate too much.
On our last day we headed off to Barolo, home of a famous Italian grape. There is going to be a music festival there this weekend, so the small village was a hive of activity with marquees, a huge stage and trucks and vans everywhere. No chance to enjoy the village, so we headed back to Alba for pizza and a red for dinner.
We will be sad to leave this area tomorrow, but heading for more adventures in France after picking up Steph in Turin.
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