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Interview With Luca Comello
An interview with my friend Luca Comello of The Winefathers that gives a deeper understanding of their project to bring artisanal Italian winemaking to the forefront. Great work they’re doing to spread awareness for winemakers that wouldn’t otherwise get noticed by importers, distributors, and the wine buying public. All that, and they afford folks a chance to have a row at a vineyard named for them or even get to stay for free at the vineyard?
Great stuff!
Azienda Giribaldi Joins The Winefathers!
Wow. Amazing! One of our proudest moments has come to fruition.
We’ve made no secret that we find Rodello and Azienda Giribaldi’s little corner of Piemonte perhaps the most magical place we’ve ever been, and we want to share how great it is with people who enjoy the best food and wine on the planet. We’re happy to announce that our friends at The Winefathers agree with our position that the artisanal work being done at Giribaldi in the Langhe hills is a project that represents the best of Italian wine making; as such, they’re going to start working to help promote Azienda Giribaldi.
Join us in Piemonte to see just how special a place Rodello really is. Our friends at Giribaldi will be waiting to greet you with a plate of amazing antipasti and glasses of the best wine tasting experience you’ll ever have. We guarantee it! And the best part? By making a nominal donation to the Winefathers program, you can have a row at the vineyard named for you.
The Wine Media Guild Sicily Tasting: The Red Wines
The Red Roundup: Sgnr Sciocolone’s Follow Up From Sicilia. Long been a fan of the Cusumano (fantastic pizza wine if you’re looking for one) as a go-to Southern Italian red; lots of great wine coming from the southern part of the boot it sounds like.
At the Wine Media Guild’s recent tasting and lunch at Felidia Restaurant, we tasted 12 red wines from Sicily ranging in price from $12.99 to $159.99 for the Santa.Ne from Palari, the only wine in the group not made from native grapes.
Alessandro Dellascenza
Alessandro Dellasenza from Cru Artisan Wines/Banfi spoke the wines of Palari as well as the other wines he presented. I spoke about the remaining wines.
The Red Wines of Sicily
Frappato 2013 DOCPaterno di Vittoria, 100% Frappato Golden Ram ImportsNYC, David Rosengarten Selections, $18. Maceration is for four days with skin contact and temperature controlled fermentation. The wine spends one month in steel and one month in bottle before release. This is a well-balanced, aromatic wine with hints of cherry and pomegranate.
Frappato 2014 Planeta, 100% Frappato Palm Bay $21.99 De-stemming followed by 12 days maceration, after racking, malolactic in stainless steel. The wine should…
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Another Good One From Riccardo: Le mura di Lucca — Riccardo Franchini
When in Lucca, do not miss out on a visit to the walls which surround the city. Atop of the walls there is a thoroughfare wide enough for walking, jogging or cycling and from where you can admire this splendid city, its churches and towers. The route is around 4.5 kms. and along the way […]
Lucca’s Duomo (Cattedrale di San Martino) — Riccardo Franchini
Lucca’s Duomo is very nice.The facede is decorated whith many different columns.They say that when they build it they asked all local maestros to make a column to choose who is going to take the job.When everybody brought his column they kept them they used them and they did pay nothing.There is a small entrance […]
via Lucca’s Duomo (Cattedrale di San Martino) — Riccardo Franchini
Lange Nebbia: Fog Rolling In Over The Vines At Night
Long exposure shot from Rodello looking toward Alba and Diano d’Alba at night. The fog comes in thick, voluminous, and creeps like a silent ghost toward the valley below the Langhe hills. Piemonte is great during the day, but at night it has a quiet, romantic magic going on.
You can see why the region is known for “nebbiolo”, from the word for fog.
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