Institut Agricole Regional Aoste Gamay Valle d'Aosta 2018 SF Chronicle raisins and vanilla with touch

raisins and vanilla with touch of burnt sugar on the finish

both as an aperitif and throughout the entirety of a meal

and elegant on the nose

Occitan Gin has traditionally been made exclusively from juniper that grows wild (not cultivated) in the Maritime Alps

Institut Agricole Regional Aoste Gamay Valle d'Aosta 2018 SF Chronicle raisins and vanilla with touchSome of the most interesting wine in the Alps comes out of a school. The Institut Agricole Regional in Aosta is a working agricultural college, founded in 1951 by the Canons of the Great St. Bernard to train the valley's farmers, and its Joseph Vaudan cellar turns out serious bottles alongside the coursework. This is Gamay grown in Italy's smallest and highest wine region, which is a very different assignment than growing it in Beaujolais. The