by Anna & Claudio | ITALIAN WINE TIPS
TOP BARBARESCO 2020 BARBARESCO A TAVOLA As many of you know, May is one of my favorite months in the year because of the awesome Friday night dinners called Barbaresco a Tavola. The event is organized by the Enoteca Regionale di Barbaresco and the idea behind it is...
by Anna & Claudio | ITALIAN WINE TIPS
PRODUTTORI DEL BARBARESCO RISERVA 2016 DON FIORINO LIMITED EDITION Produttori for so many Nebbiolo lovers is like your reliable childhood best friend. Year after year, they bring quality to the table in a very pure and expressive way. So when something...
by Anna & Claudio | ITALIAN WINE TIPS
VISIT TO GAJA I don’t believe there would be much controversy if I stated that Gaja winery in Barbaresco could be credited with playing one of the major roles of putting Piemonte on the map and bringing Nebbiolo into the spotlight as a world class grape. I...
by Anna & Claudio | ITALIAN WINE TIPS
2019 BARBARESCO VINTAGE REPORT It’s always fun to attend Barbaresco A Tavola during the month of May to get an idea of the current vintage in Barbaresco. The last 3 Fridays of the month, many local restaurants participate with a tasting of up to 21 Barbarescos...
by Anna & Claudio | ITALIAN WINE TIPS
GALLINA – A HEN OR TOP BARBARESCO VINEYARD SITE? Gallina is both a hen in Italian and the name of a top vineyard site of Barbaresco in the town of Neive. You will be just like a fox in a henhouse once you start tasting these! Ok, I will stop with the hen...