The Valle d’Aosta is Italy’s smallest region, but its wines are among the country’s most distinctive. Nestled in a dramatic Alpine corridor between France and Switzerland, the vineyards here are extreme: planted on dizzying slopes,... Read More

The Valle d’Aosta is Italy’s smallest region, but its wines are among the country’s most distinctive. Nestled in a dramatic Alpine corridor between France and Switzerland, the vineyards here are extreme: planted on dizzying slopes, worked by hand, and shaped by long hours of sun followed by very cold nights.