Comments on: A Wine Tasting at the Enoteca Regionale del Barolo

By: Marketman

Marketman — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 20:26:54 +0000

Slawomir, I know malabar spinach as a leafy green, common in Philippine markets. But I have never come across its fruits, fresh or dried. And I don’t sell anything, just write about food, etc.

By: Slawomir

Slawomir — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 18:07:18 +0000

Hello,

I need to buy Basella rubra – Malabar spinach – fresh or dried fruits.

Do you sell it or can contact me with a local producer?

Best regards,
Slawomir
tarantas5@wp.pl

By: millet

millet — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 13:31:49 +0000

love that door.

By: kurzhaar

kurzhaar — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 04:19:20 +0000

Probably my favourite varietal grape is nebbiolo. There is a saying that Barolo is the wine of kings and the king of wines. And if that is so, then Barbaresco, another DOCG nebbiolo, is the queen of wines. I find that I almost always prefer Barbarescos over Barolos. And although Barolos tend to be rather more hyped, there is actually much more Barolo made than Barbaresco, as the latter is restricted to an even smaller area. I hope you had the chance to visit Barbaresco, which is a charming and tiny town, where the enoteca regionale is housed in a deconsecrated church (where one appropriately comes to worship at the altar of Barbaresco). It is also home to the outstanding cooperative, the Produttori di Barbaresco. The Produttori’s “entry-level” Barbaresco is invariably an excellent value, and their single-vineyard releases can be truly magical.

There are other nebbiolo-based wines from the northern part of Piemonte, across the Po from the Langhe, often made in only miniscule quantities and hardly known by most people, but equally worth investigating, or perhaps more so, as these are much more difficult to get your hands on outside the region. Look for wines from Gattinara, Ghemme, Lessona, Bramaterra, Boca, Fara, etc. Like their more famous cousins Barolo and Barbaresco, these generally repay time in a cellar before drinking.

By: ConnieC

ConnieC — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 22:39:55 +0000

“The latter had the best wines, in our opinion, but we are amateurs when it comes to wine, so who are we to say…” Reminded me of hubby but on one extreme who said any wine you give him is alcohol, pricey or cheap and would taste the same in his palate.

By: Kasseopeia

Kasseopeia — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 08:04:47 +0000

I agree with Natie, hahahaha!

By: Natie

Natie — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 21:52:23 +0000

Wine or no wine, you look great.