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Beer, Cheese & an Italian Tradition
Frumage Baladin Featured this Week
For the Piedmontese brothers Egidio and Mario Fiandino butter and cheese production is a matter of family tradition. Their forefather, Stephano Fiandino, founded what was to become Fattorie Fiandino at the turn of the 18th century when he moved to the Valle Maira in Piedmont from Milan to raise sheep and make cheese. In the 1920's, the brother's grandfather, Magno, purchased the estate where the current Fattorie Fiandino is located from the Earls Grimaldi del Poggetto. Due to the respect that Egidio and Mario have toward their family history, the culture of Piedmont and the ecology of the Valle Maira, Fattorie Fiandino only uses traditional techniques in the production of butter and cheese. READ MORE>
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WEEKEND WINE TASTING
BY FRED MULLINS
COMPLIMENTARY TASTING FRIDAY 5-7pm · SATURDAY 4-7pm
Piedmont Perfection
Italy is a country steeped in tradition, with customs and cultural roots that go back centuries - some even further. Like so many places in Italy, the food and wine of Piedmont are as distinctive and iconic as the landscape and the people who make it their home. Even in an age of high-speed rails and the European Union, Piedmont is a place where these age-old customs still flourish. Here, atop a hill in the southwestern province of Cuneo, sits the small village of Castiglione Tinella, home of the Icardi family and their extensive vineyards.
Straddling the river Tanaro, the Icardi estate sits in two of northern Italy's most famous terroirs. To the south and west are the rolling hills of the Langhe, and to the north and east stretch the valleys and plains of Monferrato. READ MORE>
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