Joel | April 30, 2010
Giovanni Rosso Barolo Serralunga 2004
Giovanni Rosso Barbera d’Alba Donna Margherita 2006
When the conversation moves to Barolo or Barbera, it seems of late that many are determined to label producers either traditional or modern (aka reformist). There are differences to be sure, but upon tasting wines from Piedmont producer Giovanni Rosso, the word I best [...]
Joel | April 26, 2010
Fèlsina Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia 2006, DOCG
Put out the candle, clear the dinner plates away. Grab the bottle and glass.
With a free elbow, I push open the door and take an after dinner seat outside. Under a psychedelic sky brilliant with a million diamond-like stars what’s left of the Fèlsina Chianti Classico Riserva [...]
Joel | April 16, 2010
Cantina Terlan Alto Adige Pinot Grigio 2008, DOC
Tonight, my wife caught me with my hands all over Fiona. That’s what we call our refrigerator. Fiona Frigidaire, actually. At that point, there was no turning back: we had to make it a threesome.
At first, it was all hands and lots of clumsy [...]
Joel | April 14, 2010
Piona Corvina Veronese Campo Massimo 2006, IGT
Winemaker Albino Piona thinks of grapes as providing a palette of colors for his “paintings”, the wines. And, as great artists do, Piona stays personally involved with his “paintings” from their earliest beginnings as buds in the vineyard, through harvest, to cellar and bottle.*
Piona winemaking is informed by [...]
