Alto Piemonte's Renaissance: Notes from Lessona and Carema
By Daniel Bruce
IN NORTHWESTERN ITALY, the slopes of Alto Piemonte, which borders France to the west and Switzerland to the north, have been covered by Nebbiolo grapes since Roman times. For centuries, the communes of Lessona and Carema were famous as two of Piemonte’s best wine-producing areas. As the legend goes, it was with Lessona’s Nebb…