Bars & Clubs - Dec. 21, 2007
Is isinglass in your glass?
Being a devoted drinker of barbera and other wines from Piemonte, I asked my friend Domenico Ravizza of Vicara in Rosignano, Italy, about the use of animal gelatins in wine there.
Tags: Vicara, Domenico Ravizza, Isinglass, Guinness, Barbera, Monferrato

Travel & Visitors Guide - Nov. 19, 2007
Conference unites like-minded people
For two short days we were all home together, in the land of our ancestors and our contemporary cousins, and we showed the Piemontesi in Piemonte that although we've moved away, we haven't forgotten our history.
Tags: piemonte, piedmont, alessandria, turin, asti, torino, vercelli, alba, cuneo, biella, verbania, novara, terza conferenza internazionale dei piemontesi nel mondo, reis monfrin-e, monferrini, monferrato

Arts & Entertainment - Sept. 5, 2007
Doria shares a love for his land in black and white photos
Italian photographer Guido Doria wants to take you on a scenic walk through the woods, over hills, passing streams and rice paddy fields.
Tags: guido doria, bartolotta, bacchus, monferrato, piemonte, piedmont, italy, ansel adams, mangianti, monferrini

Music - Aug. 17, 2007
Tanzilo's Piedmontese CD bridges family history, present
OMC's Bobby Tanzilo has just released a collection of dialect poems and songs from the Monferrato region of Italy. For him, it's a tribute to his ancestry.
Tags: italy, monferrato, piedmont, tanzilo, ariondassa, morano, chacho marchelli, alfredo rota, sunador, fubine, nina prati, luciano ravizza, canzoniere monferrino, moncalvo, ozzano, murisengo, luigi reposo, massimo brusasco, joseph cerrina, castell'alfero, pie

Arts & Entertainment - Aug. 15, 2007
Doria's crates of photos conjure mental images
The image of opening the crates brings to mind old photographs I've seen of art museums hanging shows in those salon settings, with works displayed on nearly every available inch of wall space.
Tags: Guido Doria, Monferrato, Bacchus, Bartolotta, photography