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Photo by João Neves You might say Nebbiolo is the vinous equivalent to turning the amp to 11. High in acid, tannins and anthocyanins, it can be used to make a range of red wines with intense aromas and flavors. A native of Piedmont, Italy, its name is thought to derive from the Italian word for fog,  nebbia, which blankets the Langhe during harvest. There, the grape fosters complex styles that are signature to the area, like ageworthy Barolo and Barbaresco, as well as fresh, ...

At the table: Risotto al Barolo By Joanna Simon |  April 29 2021 Risotto al Barolo. Photography by Francesco83/Shutterstock In the first of a monthly series exploring classic dishes from the world’s great wine regions, the award-winning wine and food writer Joanna Simon reflects on a Piemontese rice dish—and selects some accompanying local wines We may think of Italians as pasta eaters but, in the north, rice rules. Italy is Europe’s leading producer of rice...

Bill Zacharkiws Wines of the Week: April 30, 2021 Every week, Bill Zacharkiw identifies his top wine picks available at the SAQ and offers ideas for food pairings. Author of the article: Bill Zacharkiw  •  Special to Montreal Gazette Publishing date: Apr 30, 2021  •  2 days ago  •  2 minute read  •  Bill Zacharkiws Wines of the Week. Photo by PIERRE ANDRIEU /AFP/Getty Images files Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postme...

Decanter Grignolino, one of Piedmonts adored native wines is reminiscent of a baby Nebbiolo… Grignolino is a wine named after the grape that is native to the Monferrato hills in the Piedmont region of Italy. Light in body and colour, with hues ranging from deep pink tourmaline to high-grade ruby, Grignolino is clean and stimulating, packing in aromas and flavours of berry, herbs and spice. Its bright acidity and freshness make it remarkably food-friendly. It derives its name from the Pi...

DRIVEN: New Maserati Quattroporte V6 tested in Italy 8 December 2013 5:01 am / 20 comments Think popcorn, think movies, vanilla is plain – what flashes across your mind when you hear the name Maserati? Perhaps some old timers will remember their race machines, but a likely image is of a curvy Italian GT, rare and exotic, with a great sounding engine. Words such as ‘long wheelbase’, ‘China’, ‘mass production’ and ‘big volumes’ probably don’t figure. For a BMW or Audi, pe...

Michele DeWitt Hosts ‘It’s The Wine Talking’ Pairing Event DALLAS (April 12, 2021)  – Take your senses on a trip to Italy during an evening filled with music, wine and more!  On Friday, April 30 from 6:30-9 p.m., satiate your palate while learning the ins and outs of how to choose the perfect Italian wine during Michele DeWitt’s “It’s The Wine Talking – Italian Pairing.” Hosted at the beautiful Hickory Street Annex, DeWitt, co-founder...

Mick OConnell of Neighbourhood Wines. Photo: Gerry Mooney Dubliner Mick O’Connell took his studies to the infamously challenging level of Master of Wine, writing a thesis on Sardinian wine. Having moved to London with a rock band, he began learning about wine to earn better money in retailers like Oddbins and Handford Wines — admitting “I always hoped that one day the music would pay for the wine”. Today, Mick owns the dynamic Neighbourhood Wine in Leeson Street (with a south county Dub...

Mick OConnell of Neighbourhood Wines. Photo: Gerry Mooney Dubliner Mick O’Connell took his studies to the infamously challenging level of Master of Wine, writing a thesis on Sardinian wine. Having moved to London with a rock band, he began learning about wine to earn better money in retailers like Oddbins and Handford Wines — admitting “I always hoped that one day the music would pay for the wine”. Today, Mick owns the dynamic Neighbourhood Wine in Leeson Street (with a south county Dub...

Wine of the week – Chardonnay from Saint-Emilion 12 March 2021 By Patrick Schmitt Our wine of the week is a remarkable Gold-medal winning drop that’s the first and only Chardonnay from Saint-Emilion and by far the priciest ‘Vin de France’ ever made. The Chardonnay, called Cuvée Elena, comes in a custom-made magnum produced by French glassmaker Waltersperger At the end of December’s Global Chardonnay Masters, as I and my fellow Master of Wine judges ta...

Posted on March 09, 2021 FPT INDUSTRIAL PRESS RELEASE Turin, 19 February 2021: Completing the world’s first zero-emissions harvest of a Barolo cru, and celebrating 2025 by opening the first 100% sustainable bottle of the highly prized King of Wines: these are the aims of the partnership between FPT Industrial and Fontanafredda presented at a digital press conference today. The global challenge of energy transition demands not only widely shared solutions on a large scale, but also targeted ac...