In my continuing quest to educate us all on various wines, I want to introduce you to the Italian wine Barbera. Barbera (Barrr-beah-rra) is a red Italian wine grape that comes from the region of Piedmont in northwest Italy. There are primarily three Barbera wines: Barbera d’Alba, Barbera d’Asti and Barbera del Monferrato…
Barbera, Barbera del Monferrato, Barbera d’Alba, Barbera d’Asti, Italian wine, red wine
For a long time many people thought that Chianti (key-on-tee) wine only came in a strange shaped bottle in a straw basket called a fiasco (fee-as-co). These bottles were very popular in the early 1970s. Today this classic Italian red wine is the most popular Italian wine in America…
Chianti wine, dry red wine, fiasco, Italian wine
Does the word “Reserve” on a wine label mean it’s a better wine? Not necessarily. Frankly, it depends on whether it is “Old World” or “New World” wines. The governments of Italy and Spain (Old World) have enacted laws on how wines produced in their countries can be labeled. Labeling laws do vary by country…
Gran Reserva, Italian wine, Reserva, Reserve, Riserva, Spanish wine
Prosecco (Pro – se – hoh) is an Italian sparkling white wine, somewhat less popular and often less expensive in comparison to Champagne. Prosecco is generally made from the Italian grape Glera, which until 2009 was actually referred to as the Prosecco Grape. The grape is grown mainly in the Veneto region of northeastern Italy. […]
Glera, Italian wine, Prosecco, Salvatore Ivan Italiano, Sparkling wine
Barolo Wines: The History The vineyards and wineries around the Village of Barolo in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy produce some of Italy’s finest red wines. Known as Barolos, the wines are made from the region’s best-known grape variety: Nebbiolo. As many of you will remember, some weeks ago we were fortunate to have […]
Barale F. Lli 2005 Castellero Barolo, Barolo, Italian wine, Nebbiolo grape, Salvatore Ivan Italiano