Alpine bon vivants celebrating high-altitude wine, food, art and more.

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“As Elisabetta Foradori put it to me, 'It takes a lot of precision and observation to the let the Alps speak their truth in your glass'”

— Meredith Erickson in Alpine Cooking

The Fondue Chronicles continue in today’s newsletter, featuring @lavaux_wine_bar in NYC 🧀 Swiss wines can be hard to come by in the US but The Lavaux has made it easy to experience Chessala and authentic Swiss fondue in a fun and interesting e
🧀 Pt. 1 in our fondue series is now live on Substack! (link in bio). Alexandra dips into the regional histories of fondue and why certain wines pair so beautifully with it. Also included: a link to @newlyswissed ‘s lovely step by step fondue
Spent our New Year’s Day exploring a stash of old Swiss cookbooks that we found in a Vermont farmhouse. 2023, we’re ready for ya! 🍷🏔️
By the fire with some cocktail inspiration from @konfektmagazine @j_e_kloesterle 🥃🎄❄️ . . . #austria #negroni #alps
Staying warm on this wet and chilly Friday night with an Alpine martini @saintbernarddistillery 🍸🎄
🎁🏔️Our holiday gift guide is live! (link in bio) We put together an assortment of gift ideas for all of the Alpinists in your life — from the wine imbibers to mountain climbers, cocoa drinkers and more! A few of the folks on the list: 🥾 @s
🏔️🇮🇹Our October newsletter just launched on Substack! Julia walks us through her recent visit to Piedmont and Aosta, and her experiences with some incredible winemakers there — not to mention great food and hikes. She also touches on some ti
Still missing the Italian Alps and all its charm, including this incredible little treehouse: “La Maison de le Lune” 🌙 . . . #thealps #italy #treehouse #foliage #hikersofinstagram #fall #granparadiso #aostavalley
What an incredible trip this has been. We made our way around Piedmont and then went north to the Valle d’Aosta. We’ll be sharing more about the vineyard visits and restaurants in the upcoming newsletters, but until then, a few vignettes
This time next week, Julia will be in the Piedmont region and exploring some Barolo makers there. Especially excited for our tasting with @serradenari , who we discovered through @kermitlynchwine. If you have any favorite producers there, let us know

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