Quota
The names are easily explained: QUOTA 495,30 is the elevation above sea level of the very top edge of our garden table, found in the rural garden of our house, Bocciarda. QUOTA 331,10 is the height of our urban version of the table – where the people of the charming cobblestone alleys of Via Giardini in Dogliani meet.
QUOTA 331.10 can be many things: an artist’s studio, a culture club, a writing center or an exhibition space. It’s here that the aesthetic, musical or culinary arts merge – and most importantly, it’s here, where the people who create and appreciate these things come to enjoy them.
Neither the space or how it’s used needs to be defined. More important is that QUOTA 331,10 moves forward, adapting to each group using the space and avolving with their creativity.
A diverse mixture of people from any background or culture can use the space as a common ground to create, exhibit, make contacts and certainly no least, to enjoy.
QUOTA 495,30 is all about life in the countryside, where creative people are also needed. Reviving the landscape’s cultural heritage is a project we have worked on for many years. Today, cultivating the area’s steep slopes is no longer profitable and much of this land unfortunately lies neglected.
QUOTA 495,30 stands for the guests, who for a short period, become landlords at our houses, and it’s the rental income we receive from their holiday stays, which allows us to bring projects to life. It also stands for the friendly wine-growers, who share with us their expertise and time, free of charge and for our incredible circle of friends, and their unlimited source of information on country living.
Maximilian Dippold. NOLI.
Text Maximilian Dippold Fotos Anja Kaufmann The coast of the Ligurian Sea begins about an hour’s drive from Dogliani. To the west of Genoa, small coastal towns nestle into the bays and valleys created by the hills that roll into the sea. One of these places is Noli. Well guarded by the partially terraced hill…
Gunnar Berendson. A perfect 10.
A perfect 10 Text Gunnar Berendson* Fotos Anja Kaufmann* In December 2019, a small sensation occurred in the town of Belvedere Langhe, which is characterized by the Serafina-Mecca Trattoria del Peso: the town’s culinary offerings were virtually doubled overnight with the opening of The number10 wine bar in Via Donadei 10. This new venue is…
Florian ‘doc’ Kaps. What is SUPERSENSE?
Florian ‘doc’ Kaps* What is SUPERSENSE? Literally no day goes by without at least once, shaking our head and amazed or just confused and curious asking ourselves, ‘ why are we here and what are we actually doing here?’ With great pleasure we usually answer with bitter honesty, that we unfortunately – or actually more…
Jürgen Schmücking. We, in the hills.
URI sapori condivisi Roddino We, in the hills. Text and Photos Jürgen Schmücking* Sitting on the terrace of the Uri in Roddino and letting your gaze roam over the gentle hills of the Langhe, can result in losing ones’ sense of time and space. This place has something special, it has power, maybe even a…
Philipp Ostermann. A Sunday lunch or ‘What’s left of the day’.
Text and Fotos Philipp Ostermann* The “Pranzo della Domenica”, in Peso, is an unforgettable culinary journey through a ‘Bella Italia’, that you would normally only see in a picture book! If you want to really experience this genuine piece of holiday destination Italy, you should plan to have a full day there, make a reservation…
Simone Hirsch. Coming from South the Langhe conquered our hearts.
Coming from South the Langhe conquered our hearts. Escaping the beat of the big city, avoiding the stress of everyday life, fleeing south over the Alps in the sun – how auspicious that sounds. We came not from the north across the Alps to Piedmont. We came from the south from Liguria and the Langhe…
Sonja Messing. Wine tasting instead of Breakfast.
Text and Fotos Sonja Messing* When the alarm rings at 8:00 in the morning and I can still feel the effects of last night’s grandiose party in all of my bodyparts, I cannot even imagine going to a wine tasting with Yvonne at 9.00! However, it is a tasting for the organic white wine produced…
Travelblog Wohlgeraten. La dolce vita.
Text and Fotos Charis Stank* Between hazelnut and wineyards. A wood fired oven to bake pizza? Kneading dough like an Italian mom? I ask myself whilst looking at Casa Castello in Dogliani in the search of a place to stay in Piedmont; I looked at the pool in the picture. Go swimming late in…
Charis. Travelling Blog Wohlgeraten. Pizza the way Mama used to cook it!
Dogilani Castello. Piedmont. Is it the size of the oven or the fear of not getting the dough right or the worry that everything burns? Maybe its just the fear of the unknown that fills many with apprehension as they go to fire up the pizza oven in our holiday home Casa Castello in Dogliani.…
Clio De Maria Interior Designer. Riccardo Masoni Photography.
SERAFINA HOUSES: RUSTIC HOLIDAY HOMES BY TWO LANDSCAPE ARTISTS IN PIEMONTE, ITALY. TEAM YELLOWTRACE OCTOBER 9, 2019 INTERIOR DESIGN In the idyllic surrounds of Italy’s Piemonte region at the foothills of Dogliani, landscape artists Yvonne and Jorg Amann preside over four picturesque holiday homes, collectively referred to as Serafina Houses. Combining historical elements, modern amenities…