Institut Agricole Regional Aoste Gamay Valle d'Aosta 2018 SF Chronicle and elegant on the nose

and elegant on the nose

both as an aperitif and throughout the entirety of a meal

From the producer

Gabriel Boudier uses only the finest quality fresh fruit in its liqueurs with no artificial colorings

They use a range of local herbs

Institut Agricole Regional Aoste Gamay Valle d'Aosta 2018 SF Chronicle and elegant on the noseSome of the most interesting wine in the Alps comes out of a school. The Institut Agricole Regional in Aosta is a working agricultural college, founded in 1951 by the Canons of the Great St. Bernard to train the valley's farmers, and its Joseph Vaudan cellar turns out serious bottles alongside the coursework. This is Gamay grown in Italy's smallest and highest wine region, which is a very different assignment than growing it in Beaujolais. The