Piedmont is so famous for its Alba white truffle and Barolo and Barbaresco reds from nebbiolo that we often forget the north-western Italian region also dazzles with tingling unoaked whites. The dry arneis from Roero invigorates and also becomes more complex as it ages. As for this moscato from Asti, …
Read More »Bellavista Alma Gran Cuvée Franciacorta Brut (from magnum)
Franciacorta – south of Milan and Venice and north of Bologna – produces Italy’s finest sparkling wine. Bellavista Alma Gran Cuvée is one of the best. Pale green light straw. Minerally, honey, herbs, almost a garrigue quality. A touch waxy. The fruit is ripe, round, and very elegant. Medium-plus bodied. Bellavista …
Read More »Berlucchi Franciacorta ’61 Rosé
It was not until 1957 that the wines were called Franciacorta when Guido Berlucchi released a white wine named Pinot di Franciacorta. Then in 1961, Franco Ziliani, a young, ambitious winemaker working for Berlucchi, produced a sparkling wine and sold it under the name Pinot di Franciacorta. Today, the owner …
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