What this is all about...

It all started with a "little" book called 1001 Wines You Must Taste Before You Die. I asked a few girlfriends if they would be interested in working through the book with me. I mean, 1001 wines, by myself? Thought that would seem a little selfish. Fortunately, I have some of the greatest friends in the world and they have willingly agreed to take the plunge with me. We have gone a little "off book" but I haven't heard a complaint yet.

As we continue with these tastings, I hope to share not only the wines and what we thought of them, but also the food we paired with the wine and recipes as needed. Food can make or break a wine and our tastings have borne that out. I want to share that information and help break the "mystique" of wine.

We are expanding our wine knowledge and narrowing our choices at the same time. The real time goal is for all of us to find a few varietals (that is what the different grapes are called) that we like and then find the lowest, consistently good price point for those varietals. You do NOT have to spend a lot of money to drink really good wine!!!

13 tastings down, 100s still to go. So grab a glass, pop a cork, and join us!

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Barbera & the Piedmont Region - March 2012 Tasting Notes

Barbera & The Piedmont Region

 Barbera is the table wine in the Piedmont region.  It is known for being drinkable and consistent.  There are many good Barbera wines to be found at reasonable prices.  This is a light to medium body red from the Piedmont region in Italy.  If you can find Baby Barbera, buy me a case please as it pairs extremely well with a glass (as does all Barbera).

Sant' Orsola Barbera D'Asti - $7.99 @ Total Wine


Coppo Camp du Rouss Barbera D'Asti - $11.99 @ Total Wine


Michele Charlo Barbera D'Asti Superiore - $14.99 @ Wegman's


Comparison time:  The Piedmont region is really known for its Nebbiolo grapes and they make big, juicy, full bodied reds.  These are big, big, big reds and their prices reflect it.

Rocca Felice Barbaresco - $29.99 @ Total Wine


Rocca Felice Barolo - $24.99 @ Total Wine


Another contrasting grape from the Piedmont region.  The Dolcetto grape makes a lighter wine than the Barbera and is very low in tannin.  The result is usually a very quaff-able wine.  Next time I will look for a Dolcetto D'Asti as we seem to favor Asti over Alba.

Sant' Orsola Dolcetto D'Alba - $9.99 @ Total Wine


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