Posted on March 26th, 2010 by VinoWire
The following translation is an excerpt from Italian wine writer Alessandro Franceschini’s “Pillole di Barbera,” published earlier this week by LaVINIum.com. Translation by VinoWire. During the four days devoted to tastings blind and otherwise, the favorite sport of nearly everyone who attended Barbera Meeting — journalists, bloggers, and buyers — was that of mercilessly searching [...]
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Posted on March 25th, 2010 by VinoWire
According to a report published this week by FocusWine.it, Italy’s wine industry saw a 6% increase in exports in 2009 (with 19.5 million hectoliters exported) but a decrease in value, with a total of Euro 3.4 billion, with an average price of Euro 1.77 per liter, an 11% decrease with respect to 2008. Sparkling Italian [...]
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Posted on March 17th, 2010 by VinoWire
Even though I’m not the biggest fan of this grape and the wines it is used to make, I’m almost sad that I missed Barbera Meeting 2010, which took place over the course of four days in Asti. It simply wasn’t possible for me to get into the game this time around. Four days devoted [...]
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