I am working with Renato Fenocchio at the 2008 harvest.  The wines are going to be quite tasty, a slightly cooler year has encouraged complex aroma development in the grapes.

Barbara-jo and Milva both seem quite happy to be picking nebbiolo

The third installment- the Nebbiolo isn’t quite ready to pick yet with Renato Fenocchio, but Barbara-jo manages to find some work with Renato’s father in law, Dario Giacone.

See episodes one and two by searching  the tag "vendemmia08"

After 18 hours of travel and a delicious, wine soaked dinner at Trattoria Bercau , Barbara-jo McIntosh shares her first impressions…if you want to see all of the videos of Barbara-jo’s experience in Italy search for the tag vendemmia08.

I was browsing the Italian gastronomy section in Books to Cooks and chatting with Barbara-jo when she casually mentioned that she had always dreamed of going to Italy to pick grapes. I said, "Let’s go," and we booked our flights soon after. We are flying to Torino today and will be in Barbaresco for a week starting September 28. We will be staying and working with Renato Fenocchio’s family. Participating in everything from picking grapes to cellar work. We will also be cooking and eating nearly every meal with the family. We have also arranged a tour of the famed University of Gastronomic Sciences with Canadian Rachel Black, who is currently studying there. 

Video one in the trip documentary…*special thanks to Nadia for lending her Flip