In general, the decade of the 2010s was marked by warm growing seasons most years this was often a benefit, especially in the cool climate wine territories of Friuli and Alto Adige. The vintage charts were last updated on Augin order to include the 2020 vintage. Tom Hyland, wine writer, photographer, and publisher of Italian Wine Report, has compiled this information and written the vintage charts starting with the 2010 vintage. Broadsheet may receive an affiliate commission when you follow some links.The vintage chart and harvest reports provided by the Wine Scholar Guild give you the ranking for major Italian wine regions and vintages from 2010 to today. Our editors select each one independently. We hope you like the places we recommend on Broadsheet. “What Gael and Francesco Boglione have created there is honestly spectacular.”īut what O’Rourke and Balodis have created in Bega is pretty magical, too. I visited during a trip to the UK years ago,” she says. “I was really inspired by Petersham Nurseries in Richmond. You also might notice the neighbouring Silky chooks pecking around the rose bushes. A spacious deck is primed for evenings al fresco, and the European-inspired garden – which includes a thriving veggie patch that can be harvested by guests – is filled with secluded nooks for quiet moments. “I love to make a cup of coffee and sit on the couch while the beautiful orange glow takes over and everything comes to life for the day.”īut this property is not just about what’s inside the four walls. You can wake up and watch the sunrise over the mountain,” O’Rourke says. “The mornings are a bit cooler, there is a crispness in the air. There’s two ovens, an induction cooktop with a pot tap, a big double sink, a dishwasher … everything that you need if you want to just spend a weekend cooking and eating.”Īnd while mussels and full-cream milk are a mainstay of life in the region year-round, mushroom season is just one of the perks to visiting in the autumn months. “And part of that was to design the dream kitchen. We really wanted to create a space that made people feel like they didn't want or need to go anywhere once they got here,” she says. “I always recommend that guests collect supplies like fresh veggies, bread, local cheeses and, of course, seafood, and then spend a weekend cooking in the kitchen. She suggests timing your trip around a visit to the growers and produce markets in the area. And we’ve found a few great pieces through them over the years.” “I used to work for a Sydney-based company called Parterre that imports a lot of French antiques, it's a real institution. Most of the statement pieces I've managed to score off Facebook Marketplace and then others we’ve collected from vintage stores and local boutiques,” O’Rourke says. The open-plan living space is dominated by an oversized blackbutt window and centred around a slow-combustion fireplace. Moroccan tiles feature across two bathrooms and in the kitchen but there is a distinct English-countryside-meets-European-villa feel, with touches like vintage taps, a deep Dadoquartz bath set on a plinth, and antique Italian Murano wall sconces. It’s a lot of neutrals but they’re still rich and bold,” O’Rourke says. The colours are a bit more pared-back but still proud in their own ways. The Homestead is a more grown-up version of our style. “We were so young when we did Lottes Hjem. The beds (two queens, one double) are dressed in French linens from Cultiver and layered with wool blankets in the cooler months. The house sleeps six guests across three rooms, although there’s a granny flat that is still under construction and will be available to book in the future. And we really wanted to make sure we did everything right, keeping the feeling of the original property alive.” “But it brought a real sense of joy because we know it is such a privilege to own a piece of history in this area. We ended up basically rebuilding the entire house,” she says. “We were a bit naive about how much work there was to do.
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