Tag Archive 'Barbaresco'

Wait, How Many Different Names are there for Nebbiolo?!

Posted in NYC Events, Wine on Feb 12th, 2014

Some serious frickin Piedmont geekery going on yesterday at Hearth & Terroir.

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A Taste of: Bera Vittorio e Figli Arcese, 2010

Posted in Reviews, Wine on Apr 14th, 2012

Arcese (Favorita, Arneis, Cortese, Sauvignon Blanc), Bera Vittorio e Figli, 2010, Piedmont Nearly one year ago today, my wife and I were in Piedmont, one of Italy’s top wine regions.  It was a dream come true, and after years of dreaming and scheming, I had to pinch myself when I drove past road signs with names like “Barolo”, “La Morra”, “Alba” […]

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Barbaresco: the Pre-Shift Wine of Champions

Posted in Wine on Apr 6th, 2012

Not a bad way for our staff to start the night at Hearth.  Well-played, Matt Stinton.

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Barolo & Barbaresco: the Dusty Jewels of Piemonte

Posted in Uncategorized on May 7th, 2011

Driving south from Alba, on a foggy, rainy morning, the hills began to rise up around us like a misty dream. As our little Fiat traversed the windy roads, the world we were about to spend four days in came sharply into focus (see photo slideshow at bottom). Hillsides swallowed up hillsides; vistas stretched endlessly […]

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Barolo on the Mind

Posted in Wine on Aug 27th, 2010

     Screw summering in the Hamptons.  I want to fly my personal jet to Piedmont.   Instead of craning my neck to get a glimpse of the latest bimbo from the Real Housewives of New Jersey gallavanting by on horseback, I want to get lost in the vineyards, dine on Braised Rabbit and sip endless […]

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