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Piedmont’s Fairs and Festivals
Piedmont is a region known for its festivals and really does have a festival for everybody. The region is rich in culture and there are many music festivals featuring all types of music, including classical, jazz and popular, around the region throughout the year. Alba hosts the first of its music festivals in late May, [...]
105,000 Euro Truffle
A wine critic paid 105,000 euros for a 900 gram white truffle at the annual truffle auction in Alba, Piedmont last Sunday. The auction was held as usual at the medieval Castello di Grinzane. The buyer, Jeannie Cho Lee, a South Korean wine critic living in Hong Kong, made her bid via a satellite link-up, [...]
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