I’m very fortunate to be invited to lots of lovely dinners and fun wine events, but it’s not very often that they come to me!
That’s what happened yesterday when a good friend and former colleague brought a visiting wine producer round to the flat for a tasting. The visit reminded me of some of my favourite moments as a sommelier (second only to conversing with the guests) when suppliers would bring winemakers or their export managers around and we’d taste the wines together. Then they were hoping for a listing on the wine list, now it’s my privilege to tell all of you about the wines – and I couldn’t be more excited to share these with you.
Michele Chiarlo is a producer in the northwest region of Piedmont in Italy. The wines hold a soft spot for me as I had them on my very first wine list as sommelier at the Chesterfield Mayfair many moons ago.
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