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Barolo Serendipity: Meeting Ghisolfi & the Barolo Boys Legacy

Sometimes, the best wine experiences aren’t planned—they just happen. It was the day before Mother’s Day and we were exploring Monforte d’Alba in the Barolo wine region of Piedmont, Italy. Our daughter had flown over from South Africa to join us for the week supporting our Spoken Wines Italy discovery tour finding the stories behind the wine. It was a sunny but breezy day when we stumbled upon the Attilio Ghisolfi winery.  Greeted by a beaming father doing yard work and an even happier dog who made us feel like her long lost friends, we discovered more than just good wine—we uncovered a living chapter in the modern Barolo story. And, come to find out that one of our most enjoyed Barolo wines ever, was produced right here!! Fate? Maybe. Serendipity? Definitely. And all thanks to the spirit of the Barolo Boys—those 1980s rebels whose vineyard revolution reshaped the region’s destiny.

Barolo Serendipity: Meeting Ghisolfi & the Barolo Boys Legacy

Sometimes, the best wine experiences aren’t planned—they just happen. It was the day before Mother’s Day and we were exploring Monforte d’Alba in the Barolo wine region of Piedmont, Italy. Our daughter had flown over from South Africa to join us for the week supporting our Spoken Wines Italy discovery tour finding the stories behind the wine. It was a sunny but breezy day when we stumbled upon the Attilio Ghisolfi winery.  Greeted by a beaming father doing yard work and an even happier dog who made us feel like her long lost friends, we discovered more than just good wine—we uncovered a living chapter in the modern Barolo story. And, come to find out that one of our most enjoyed Barolo wines ever, was produced right here!! Fate? Maybe. Serendipity? Definitely. And all thanks to the spirit of the Barolo Boys—those 1980s rebels whose vineyard revolution reshaped the region’s destiny.

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Barolo Serendipity: Meeting Ghisolfi & the Barolo Boys Legacy

Sometimes, the best wine experiences aren’t planned—they just happen. It was the day before Mother’s Day and we were exploring Monforte d’Alba in the Barolo wine region of Piedmont, Italy. Our daughter had flown over from South Africa to join us for the week supporting our Spoken Wines Italy discovery tour finding the stories behind the wine. It was a sunny but breezy day when we stumbled upon the Attilio Ghisolfi winery.  Greeted by a beaming father doing yard work and an even happier dog who made us feel like her long lost friends, we discovered more than just good wine—we uncovered a living chapter in the modern Barolo story. And, come to find out that one of our most enjoyed Barolo wines ever, was produced right here!! Fate? Maybe. Serendipity? Definitely. And all thanks to the spirit of the Barolo Boys—those 1980s rebels whose vineyard revolution reshaped the region’s destiny.

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