For those of you not (yet!) following along with my Northern Italian gig at My Name is Barbera, the second installment in the video series there is now available. In this episode, I talk about the dreaded “T” word – terroir – with respect to the unique landscape of the region, to the backdrop of…
Category: Italian Wine
Hello, My Name Is… Barbera
Last year, I spent a good amount of time (lucky for me) jaunting around the northern Italian countryside, taking in the sights, sounds, and (most importantly!) the flavors of Asti and Monferrato. I’m happy to report that the work that we (that’s me and the Consorzio Barbera d’Asti e Vini del Monferrato) did in those…
Set The Wayback Machine For… Next Month? (Highlighting Tuscany’s Terre di Pisa At Palate Press)
I recently visited an area of Tuscany that is, ironically, probably better known for old school Vespa production than for wine, despite being in a prime tourist location between some of the region’s most popular northern cities: Terre di Pisa. It’s an area with a tight-knit, talented group of producers, and some of the more…
“Fire The Accountants” (Inama Recent Releases)
What do you do at harvest time if you are part of a family wine business, but are highly allergic to pollen? If you’re Alessio Inama, son of Azienda Agricola Inama‘s Stefano Inama, you hoof it to the major wine markets, and take media types like me out to dinner so that we can taste…