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Meat Meet Nizza, Nizza Meet Meat

This is not a pot roast recipe from your grandma… but a beef roast recipe with a piedmontese cuisine flair. Explore the bold red Nizza barbera wine and enjoy it with this traditional Monferrato roast recipe. It has a Piemontese touch with a hazelnut gravy and a wine pairing that will wow at your next dinner, and warm you up as the days get colder heading into fall.

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Fall Flavors from the Monferrato: Mushroom Pasta and Barbera Wine

When one thinks of ‘Italian Food’… normally pasta is the first thing that comes to mind. Let’s explore some pasta dishes from the piedmontese cuisine of the Asti Monferrato (like mushroom pasta), and get the wine pairing to match (spoiler, a great barbera wine goes a long way).

Keep reading on to get our exclusive recipe for a mushroom sauce with fresh lasagnette from a Vero Chef living in Piedmont, Italy.

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Get to Know Asti Monferrato Cuisine

Explore the Monferrato on a journey through pots, pans, and plates. The Piedmontese cuisine based food culture of the Monferrato and Asti is as varied as the wines of Nizza Monferrato winery Ivaldi.

Try this traditional chicken salad recipe from a local chef in the Monferrato in Northern Italy, and discover this delicious wine pairing (hint is with a champagne style wine from the area). The combination of this recipe and wine is a great idea for your next lunch, brunch or party you’re planning!

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Could This Be the Next Trending Destination in Piedmont?

To the east of the famous Langhe, lies the off the beaten track Monferrato in the province of Asti. While the Langhe is famous for its big bold Barolo and Nebbiolo red wines, the Monferrato excels in crafting a broad range of wines. They have fresh and bold Barbera red wines, structured champagne style sparkling wines and aromatic dessert wines, like the white and fizzy Moscato d’Asti and the red spumante Brachetto d’Acqui. Discover Asti Monferrato in this article, what could become the next trending destination in Piedmont!

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