Not Your Normal Piedmont Tasting
Normally in Piedmont you expect to to try at tastings Nebbiolo, Barbera, Dolcetto, Moscato and certainly locally produced ones. So this particular tasting at the Mango Tennis Club of Californian Reds was quite unusual We managed to shoehorn the Kowhai Point Sauvignon Blanc and Pinotage in as well. It was a great tasting and big [...]
Barbaresco 2008 Conclusions
Having done all three of the Barbaresco tavolas I’ve started to think about the conclusions that can be drawn about the vintage. Although to really get a proper feel one would need to conduct the tasting again in five years or so. But in the mean time, 2008 has had challenging conditions for the growers [...]
Barbaresco around the table #3
The third addition was probably the most difficult of the three due to desperate styles and ups and downs in the quality. For this addition we were at Arsivole Restaurant in Barbaresco. Really thats all the direction you need to find it as there isn’t a lot to the township of Barbaresco except a few [...]
Storm
Last Sunday night in Langhe we had a bit of a storm pass over. No damage thankfully. This was the the scene looking west the Alps early in the morning from Valdivilla.
Barbaresco Around the Table #2
Having failed to take any photos at dinner I give you Monte Viso taken on Monday which was a beautifully clear day. Round 2 of the Barbaresco Tavola round 2 was quite different from the first addition in that the wines were in general showed more wood. This time too, we were at Antica Torre [...]
Ciabot Berton
Last time I was in Piemonte I visited Paola ( in photo with me) at the Ciabot Berton www.ciabotberton.it estate located on the road to Santa Maria in La Morra. Ciabot Berton is run by her and her brother Marco I wanted to return and see how the wines had evolved and how the they [...]