Over the past 10-12 years, the overall quality in Barbaresco and Barolo, two iconic wines produced in the Langhe district of the Piedmont region, has been remarkable. This is not to say that the ...

Angelo Gaja's winery in the hilltop town of Barbaresco is protected by a forbidding steel gate, a modern version of a medieval portcullis. Italy's most famous winemaker, a man whose love of publicity ...

A pair of beautifully atypical reds from Gaja. Being contrarian is second nature to the Gaja family, whose name today evokes the best of Italian viticulture. Founded by Giovanni Gaja in 1859 in the ...

It's expensive, but big spenders may appreciate that this red is a bargain compared with Gaja's more illustrious, $200-plus offerings from Barolo's neighbouring town of Barbaresco. Like Barbaresco, ...

Angelo Gaja has no trouble competing with the sound of cannonfire. In fact, when the first broadside shakes the restaurant, he seems not to notice. As he declaims about global warming, his voice has a ...

A much-anticipated evening with Gaja brand ambassador Gaia Gaja attracted an appreciative audience earlier this month. Hosted by local representatives Mirachem, Ms Gaja spoke enthusiastically about ...

A visitor to Angelo Gaja's winery in Barbaresco fell to his knees on a recent tasting tour and tried to kiss the great man's hands. "Please get up," Gaja told him, "I'm not the Pope." He may not be ...

Gaia Gaja doesn’t get to L.A. much, so when the daughter of one of Italy’s most prominent winemakers came to town, we met to catch up on what was happening in Barbaresco. Her father is Angelo Gaja, ...