THE NEUILLY COLLECTION
THE NEUILLY COLLECTION
 
 

The collection

The Neuilly Collection brings together my diverse interests.  Go to At Home in Novello to glimpse our house and life in Novello, Italy.  Click on Barocetta and you will experience our interest in wine, wine makers and their art.  Enter my Atelier and view some of my creations and projects and what I find as I explore markets and interesting shops on my travels.    Domaine de Green is an exploration of learning about, creating and enjoying delicious food.  We are now also producing limited edition hand-made washable face masks in our Melbourne studio go to our Limited Edition Studios page.

 
 
Il mare! As day trips go a favourite of ours is a day at the beach. A fast autostrada (except peak times during summer!) or a meandering country roads drive from Novello and the Ligurian Mediterranean coast comes into view. Each trip rewards us wit
Roses cut from an amazingly resilient rose bush in our garden. Somehow it has managed to survive years of neglect, builders and their equipment and soil jam-packed with rubble. I am definitely enjoying developing the garden and bringing it back to li
Flashback Friday. One of our favourite festivals on the Novello calendar is the Vespa Festa (actually called Raduno Vespa a Novello). Each year a different route takes 100 plus riders (from near and far) on a different and picturesque ride snaking t
Things are looking up! I seem to take a lot of photos looking up. I always have. Not sure how typical that is. So I have made a little collection of a few I have taken around Novello and on outings to Sanremo in Liguria, Alba and Serralunga d&rsquo
Happy International Chardonnay Day! Just a small sample of chardonnays we have enjoyed recently. We are lucky that there are wine producers in all our favourite places who produce in our preferred Chardonnay style. I think I have mentioned before th
Venturing into the mountains that dominate our horizon is always an enjoyable outing. I took this photo on the road to Colle dell’Agnello, which sits on the Italian/French border. Riding up from the town of Saluzzo the road passes through som
Around the world we have been living a ‘stay at home’ existence. I have been so utterly impressed by the kindness, resilience and bravery people and communities have shown. Inspiration and creativity have lifted my spirits as everyone has
We never tire of the views from our house and garden particularly when the day is clear and the views include the Alps. At this time of year the zig zag lines of melting ski runs are still just discernible on the mountain slopes. #italy #alps #piemo
One of my design constants is combining new with old. Dare I say, the juxtaposition. Although parts of our house are centuries old, the style was very simple and unadorned. In re-designing I have tried to keep those simple elements whilst introducing
Flashback Friday. We have participated in a few Italian cycling events. Amongst the myriad on offer we have ridden gran fondos in the countryside around Padova, Courmayeur, Chianti and Alta Langa. Always hilly (read mountainous for Courmayeur) the
Throwback Thursday - April 2016. Whilst on a bike ride I had stopped to take some photos and this scene made me smile. #novello #langhe #fiat500 #italy #piemonte #lamorra #italy #madeintorino #bigtrees #vintagecars #gallo #santamaria #annunziata
It is an Easter weekend with a difference but love and kindness are definitely not in isolation or staying at home. They are showing themselves in wonderful and creative ways. Wishing everyone a Happy Easter. #buonapasqua #happyeaster #novello #lang
For very good reasons, we can’t travel at the moment. Nothing wrong with a little virtual travel though. Window seat views somewhere over the Italian/Swiss mountains. #italy #piemonte #langhe #novello #villagesofitaly #alps #bellavista #joyof
Time for another pretty picture. Primavera. Spring in the Langhe - blossoms, Novello and the Alpi. #primavera #spring #italy #piemonte #langhe #novello #lamorra #barolo #monfortedalba #serralungadalba #castiglionefalletto #verduno #alba #roddi #grinz
Flower power. #italy #spring #primavera #piemonte #novello #langhe #tulips #tulipani #flowerpower #barolo #monfortedalba #lamorra
Spring in the Langhe - Barolo castles in the greening landscape. The original, Castello della Volta, sits looking over the newer Castello di Barolo which is located in the centre of the village of Barolo. #spring #italy #piemonte #langhe #novello #la
Spring in the Langhe - Bussia blooms. Between Monforte d’Alba and Castiglione Falletto, Bussia is known as a Barolo cru. Not so famous are the very good chardonnays grown and produced in this zone. One that we have always enjoyed is the Bussiad
Spring in the Langhe - meadow flowers bloom. Every spring the hills of Langhe are covered with meadow flowers as the vines and woods wake from their winter dormancy. #italy #piemonte #langhe #novello #lamorra #monforte #serralungadalba #vergne #verdu
Spring in the Langhe - buds forming along Via Giordano in Novello. #novello #langhe #piemonte #italy #spring #springiscoming #blossoms #villagesofitaly #lamorra #monfortedalba #serralungadalba #alba #castiglionefalletto #barolo #dianodalba #verduno #
A sea of nebbia across the Barolo valley with the castles of Castiglione Falletto and Serralunga d’Alba popping above the clouds. #italy #piemonte #langhe #novello #lamorra #serralungadalba #castiglionefalletto #nebbia #barolo #villagesofitaly