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Tasty Note: Cascina Roccalini Barbaresco 2010
The Wine: Cascina Roccalini – Barbaresco Vintage (=year): 2010 Producer: Roccalini Classified: DOCG (Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita) I Paid: ~$46 Grape: 100% Nebbiolo Region/Location: Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy A.B.V (Alcohol by Volume): 14.5% Aged: 20 months in large format … Continue reading →
Posted in Red Wines, Tasty Notes
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Tagged Barbaresco, Barolo, food pairing, Indie Wineries, Nebbiolo, Piedmont, premium wine, red wines, Roccalini, tasting note, Traditional winemaking, Truffles, Vino, Wine
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The 12 Days of (Italian Wine) Christmas
It’s the holidays which means gifts, massive amounts of eating, toasting, and merriment. Take a look at these 12 Italian wines, delicious and just perfect to have with those holiday feasts and important glass-clinking occasions….because who wants Lords a Leaping … Continue reading →
Posted in Food & Wine Buddies, Fun, Holidays
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Tagged Alto Adige, Amarone, Arneis, Bardolino, blush wine, Bordeaux, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cesanese del Piglio, Cesanese wine, Champagne, christmas food, Dessert Wine, Etna Rosso, Franciacorta, Friulano, Holiday wines, Italian wines, Italian wines Christmas, lombardy, Montefalco, Montefalco Rosso, Morellino di Scansano, Nebbiolo, pairing holiday foods, Passito, Passito di Pantelleria, Pecorino d'Abbruzzo, Piedmont, Pinot Nero, Pinot Noir, red wine, Ripasso, rosato, Rose, Sagrantino di Montefalco, Schiava, Sparkling Wine, Tuscany, Umbria, Valpolicella, valtellina, Veneto, Venice, White Wine, wine pairing
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Intro to Nebbiolo
Say it: Neh-BEE-ol-Oh This bold and aristocratic character rules over Piedmont. But don’t be intimidated, Nebbiolo is a cordial grape! Grape: Nebbiolo. Though Pliny the Elder spoke highly of a grape in the Piedmont area which matches the description of … Continue reading →
Posted in Grapes: Black, Historical Stuff
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Tagged Barbaresco, Barolo, Italian Wine, Italy, langhe, lombardy, Nebbiolo, Piedmont, red wine, valtellina, Veni Vidi Vino Italy, Vino, vino rosso
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In Vino, Criticorum – When wine critics attack
There’s been a lot of chatter in the wine world lately regarding a statement by simultaneously hated and celebrated wine critic Robert M. Parker Jr. Parker has unleashed a verbal whipping on unspecified wine writers and sommeliers, who he claims … Continue reading →
Posted in Fun, Uncategorized
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Tagged Barolo, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, France, Italian Wine, Italy, Merlot, Nebbiolo, Sauvignon Blanc, Vino, Wine Critics
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What’s That Mean? Understanding Italian Wine Labels
There’s a lot of info on those labels, and being in Italian certainly doesn’t make it look less mysterious to non-Italian speakers… However the good news is that with respect to world wine labels, Italian labels are relatively easy to … Continue reading →
Posted in Italian Wine FAQ, Uncategorized
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Tagged Aglianico, Appellations, Barolo, DOC, DOCG, Dolce, dry wine, Frizzante, Grapes, IGT, italian grapes, Italian Wine, Italian Wine Labels, Italian Wine Regions, Italian Wine Terms, Nebbiolo, red wine, Sangiovese, Secco, Soave, Sparkling Wine, Valpolicella, VDT, Vendemmia, Vendemmia Tardiva, Vino, White Wine, Wine FAQ
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