There will be time for a more in-depth analysis of the nearly 150 wines tasted during last week’s Benvenuto Brunello event, the appellation’s annual debut. For the moment, as promised, I would like to reveal the wines from the 2006 vintage that I liked the most — all of which were tasted rigorously blind. The [...]
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The following tasting notes were posted today by VinoWire editor Franco Ziliani on his blog devoted to Italian sparkling wine, Le Mille Bolle. The wines were tasted in November 2010. The first wine proudly reported “Asolo DOCG” on its label, a designation that we often forget to mention we talk about Prosecco DOCG and we [...]
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An astounding wine. Layers and layers of nuanced fruit and earth on the nose, with this fantastic black licorice, almost menthol note that is always a signature in wines from this vineyard. Rich tar and mushroom in the mouth, with harmonious red berry and red stone fruit. But it was the acidity, tongue-splitting acidity, as [...]
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Source: Vino al Vino. Translation by VinoWire. The other evening, as we wait for the true cold to arrive so that I can spend a long evening with a bottle of Bartolo’s Barolo (excuse me! I mean Maria Teresa’s Barolo!), I hazarded a not-so-perfect pairing with an excellent pasta e fagioli prepared by my wife [...]
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The Oltrepò Pavese, land of Bonarda and Cruasé, land of Pinot Noir vinified as still and sparkling white wines, land of Buttafuoco and Classese, and many other wines. But the Oltrepò Pavese is also part of the relatively narrow map of Italian wine zones where Riesling can be produced (and, obviously, I’m talking about Rhine [...]
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VinoWire contributor David McDuff authors one of the most popular food and wine blogs in the U.S., McDuff’s Food & Wine Trail. As I was saying yesterday, the large scale, focused format of the blind tastings at Nebbiolo Prima provided some definite insights into the qualities of vintage — with 2007 being the primary focus [...]
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Above: Vineyards below the town of Barbaresco, May 2010, by wine writer, photographer, and VinoWire contributor, Tom Hyland. Writing from Alba, where I am with several dozen wine journalists from around the world for Nebbiolo Prima, four days of tasting new releases of wines made exclusively from Nebbiolo. This year the wines are Roero Rosso [...]
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VinoWire contributor Tom Hyland recently returned from Italy where he tasted at Italy’s annual wine industry trade fair Vinitaly. 2009 Whites I tased dozens of impressive whites from 2009, especially from Friuli and Campania. Cool throughout most of the growing season, there was some much needed sunshine in August and September, according to Elisabetta Polencic [...]
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The debate rages everywhere in the wine world – who are the great producers? The answer of course, often depends on the individual as greatness for one person is defined differently than it is for someone else. So maybe the more important question should be, which are the most important producers? By that, I mean, [...]
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This post appeared originally in Italian here. Translation by VinoWire. Since it’s that time of year when Christmas cheer brings out the best in all of us, I’d like to tell you about one of the wines that impressed me the most in November in Fornovo Taro at the Vini di Vignaioli/Vins de Vignerons conference [...]
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