Trail Name: Sentiero Valtellina
Trail Type: Long distance cycling trail; mostly hard-packed gravel or paved, well maintained and marked.
Length: Circa 94 km
Convenient to: Sondrio, Lombardy, Italy
Trail Name: Arbois Pedestre-Vignoble et Revermont
Trail Type: A mid-distance hiking circuit; grass, dirt trail, and paved in built-up areas.
Length: Total: 16.5 km
Convenient to: Besancon, Jura, France
What I Learned:
The vintners in the valley of the Adda River in the Valtellina region of Lombardy, Italy, produce well-regarded, powerfully flavorful, red wines. Not many people outside Italy are aware of these wines, but they deserve some attention for a couple of reasons. Continue reading Valtellina Wine Notes
What I Learned:
The Jura wineries are not that far from Burgundy’s wineries, but they are figuratively-speaking a world apart. Like their famous counterparts, the Jura wine-makers are just as proud of their line of products, which have centuries of tradition behind them.
Biking Through Valtellina
Italy’s Valtellina wines are amazing, but even more amazing is the Sentiero Valtellina, a mostly paved bike trail beginning near Grosotto, in the Alps, and ending on Lake Como in Colico. It is an unspoiled 95 kilometer stretch of trail born of a cooperative venture among the valley communities, well-maintained, signposted in most spots, and enjoyed by walkers, joggers, and roller-bladers, as well as bikers, young and old.
Golden Days of Wine
From where I sat, the mellow sunlight warmly accentuated the yellow-ochre stone work, the whole harmonizing well with the light honey-colored vin jaune (yellow wine) I had in hand.
