In my latest piece for MyNameIsBarbera.com, we compare the top of the Barbera DOCG quality pyramid to a character who carries an actual piece; namely, 007 himself. I hope that you’ll forgive the somewhat graphic JB image above… it’s one of my favorites, and it’s more dynamic – though not nearly as pretty! – as…
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Superiore… SMASH!!! (Talking Barbera d’Asti Superiore For MyNameIsBarbera.com)
The venerable Barbera d’Asti Superiore as… The Incredible Hulk? Yeah, it’s probably a stretch… BUT… There’s something to be said for a superhero of an Italian red that is perennially underestimated, and yet in its best examples can stand up in aging to its more glamorous Asti-area cousins Barbaresco and Barolo. At least, that’s the…
The King Of Pop… Wines (Talking Barbera d’Asti for MyNameIsBarbera.com)
In my latest article for MyNameIsBarbera.com, I make a case for legitimately comparing Barbera d’Asti to… Michael Jackson. Yeah, that Michael Jackson. The King of Pop Michael Jackson. My penchant for stretching cross-discipline compares to incredibly thin levels aside (I wonder if the Barbera d’Asti folks knew what they were getting into when they picked…
Land Of The Almost Lost (Terre del Principe Recent Releases)
Nestled in the sandy clay soils between the Taburno and Matese mountain ranges in Italy’s Campania region, at about 200 meters above sea level, sit a relatively small number thirty year old lost souls. Well, almost lost souls, anyway. Specifically, the “esoteric” grape varieties Pallagrello Bianco, Pallagrello Nero and Casavecchia, rescued in part as a…