Piemonte Wines 5/28/05
Ok...the official first post to the GYWO blog. Have to start somewhere I guess.
This was actually a tasting from over four months ago...but we must have realized even then our weakness for remembering all the wines we've tried long term, since I captured them on an e-mail. These wines are all from the Piemonte region of Italy ("Piemonte" is the Italian name...it's "Piedmont" in English), and all of them save #2 were purchased at K&L Wines. I'll cover all the wines we tried that night with the price and perhaps some brief comments:
1. 2001 Paitin di Pasquero Dolcetto D'Alba Sori Paitin, $12.99
2. 2003 Castelvero Barbera (I bought this at BevMo), $7.99
3. 2003 Cascina Val del Prete Barbera d'Alba "Serra de Gatti", $15.99
4. 2003 Brovia, La Villerina Secca Freisa (this was the fizzy one), $18.99
5. 2002 Poderi Colla Nebbiolo d'Alba, $17.99
6. 2000 Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco, $24.99
7. 2004 Saracco Moscato d'Asti (this was the white wine we had with dessert), $12.99
The consensus was that #6 was the best wine, and #1 was the best value (quality for the price). #4 was also interesting as it was an effervescent red wine, although that was perhaps more of a novelty than a crowd favorite.
Until next time...
This was actually a tasting from over four months ago...but we must have realized even then our weakness for remembering all the wines we've tried long term, since I captured them on an e-mail. These wines are all from the Piemonte region of Italy ("Piemonte" is the Italian name...it's "Piedmont" in English), and all of them save #2 were purchased at K&L Wines. I'll cover all the wines we tried that night with the price and perhaps some brief comments:
1. 2001 Paitin di Pasquero Dolcetto D'Alba Sori Paitin, $12.99
2. 2003 Castelvero Barbera (I bought this at BevMo), $7.99
3. 2003 Cascina Val del Prete Barbera d'Alba "Serra de Gatti", $15.99
4. 2003 Brovia, La Villerina Secca Freisa (this was the fizzy one), $18.99
5. 2002 Poderi Colla Nebbiolo d'Alba, $17.99
6. 2000 Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco, $24.99
7. 2004 Saracco Moscato d'Asti (this was the white wine we had with dessert), $12.99
The consensus was that #6 was the best wine, and #1 was the best value (quality for the price). #4 was also interesting as it was an effervescent red wine, although that was perhaps more of a novelty than a crowd favorite.
Until next time...
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