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Visiting Piemonte last week provided a valuable lesson in understanding the styles and quality levels of Barolo and Barbaresco, the supreme expressions of the late ripening, often finicky Nebbiolo grape. As you enter the gilded village of Barbaresco, s...
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Transplanted from Napa to PIemonte Italy... I blog for a passion about food, wine, and Italian culture. For now just discovering Piemonte one step (sip) at a time with big dreams to do wine tours in Italy. Hopefully I can help with any travel/wine ?'s!
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British wine writer and critic, Jancis Robinson, once noted that throughout the 80’s and 90’s in the United States, C...
History of the grape: The name means “little sweet one” in Italian. Dolcetto, along with Barbera and Nebbiolo is one ...
Cortese is a minor grape grown in the Piedmont region of Italy, used to make that region’s dry white wine known as ‘G...
History of the grape: Barbera is a native to the Piedmont, where it has been growing for centuries, and is now the fo...
History of the grape: Two schools of thought exist as to the origins of Nebbiolo (which means “little fog” either for...
Barbaresco is one of the noble wines of Piedmont, in northwest Italy. It has a history dat...
Barolo, a.k.a. “The king of wines, the wine of kings” is perhaps the most prestigious wine prod...
Asti is a city and subregion of Piedmont, in the northwest of Italy. The famous sparkling ...
The Scavino family farm is located in the village of Castiglione Falletto, where it was founded...
On May 15, 1841 the police office of the royal Military Command in Alba granted Luigi Costamagna,...
In a special area for the making of Dolcetto wine, the Pecchenino brothers want to achieve a high...
Luisella e Gian Paolo are the landly and the landlord who will be glad to receive you to spend a ...
The Casa Pasquero Farm was founded in the early 20th century on a hilltop in Bricco Gatti. Follow...
The good luck of living in the Langa obligates us to always give the best of ourselves. The love ...
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Piemonte on Snooth
May 2013
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May 2013
Complex aromas of ripe fruit and licorice. It is a full bodied wine withy velvety mouth feel. Sweetness and tannins work well together. A very nice wine. Read More
May 2013
From young vineyards in Novello, with 10% Merlot to add color and softnessSoftly herbal on the nose with an underlying sweetness to the watermelon rind, rose and herb aromas. Open and supple on entry with nice tannins that ping in your mouth like an old school pinball machine. There's some lovely fruit here, gentle woodsy red berries with underb... Read More
May 2013
Aged 1 year in 30 HL BotteIvy and violets greet the nose followed by big yet fresh black fruit, this turns immensely floral and really focused with a light oaken overlay. A slightly softer style of Barbera that's filled with rich red berry and black cherry fruit yet this remains very Barbera weight with no excess weight and only modest soft tann... Read More
May 2013
Merlot was commonly planted in the Langhe prior to WWII, so when faced with a plot that wasnt suitable for either Nebbiolo or Barbera the family chose to plant Merlot, they do not grow Dolcetto. This was intended to be their entry level wine, something softer and easy drinking but it has proven to be very challenging to sell and may be discontin... Read More
May 2013
100% Rossesse Bianco planted in 1992From vines under presenda in castelletto 2000 to 2500 bottles produced annually11 months on the lees in large botteThis shows some light toastiness on the nose along with peach and sweet creamy lemon fruit, along with a hint of dried herbs and some tobacco nuances. Round, medium bodied and rather fruity in the... Read More
May 2013
Great wine to give to a friend whom is not sure if they like wine. This is the very first wine I ever had. Read More
May 2013
Sweet white dessert wine of very good taste. Persistent, intense, fruit aromas. Sweet labor is well balanced with low alcohol and good acidity, which gives the. Wine appealing freshness. Read More
Oct 3, 2011
Barolo is my favorite.......but what a price range?
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