Tuesday, November 16, 2010

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The "king of wines, wine of kings"

Barolo, this wine just the name inspires a certain respect . Not by chance that is considered the king of wines.

The Barolo is certainly a wine that represents the best in Italian wine heritage in the world, real pride for all those who, for generations, are involved in the production of wine issues, reaching levels of absolute excellence.

This magnificent red wine is produced in Piedmont and ha eats the city center of Barolo, including other cities such as Castiglione Faletto and Serralunga d'Alba and part of Cherasco, Diano d'Alba, Grinzane Cavour, La Morra, Monforte d'Alba, Novello, and Verdun Roddi in the province Cuneo.

For production of this wine comes from the Nebbiolo grape used 100% : the nebbiolo is a grape variety, closely connected to this earth, and that's because this grape not give positive results out of Piedmont and Lombardy.

This wine must have an alcohol content of at least: 13%

must be aged for a minimum period of 38 months

better time to be consumed: on average 10-20 years , but may be a longer period.

Currently many farmers adopt new principles of production and aging, and in some cases even a "philosophy" than in the production of this wine.

  1. Who adopts the principle of "tradition" prefer a more robust and tannic wine, long aging in oak barrels large. Using the traditional way wine is produced with a long maceration process, ie the shells are in the Nebbiolo contact with the wort in the fermentation for 20 days or more - this is done to extract enough tannin to wine. The result is a very strong wine, tannic and robust, it needs more than ten years to develop and find their balance;
  2. Other producers are focusing on "innovation", using small barrels, with the aim of producing a wine a bit smoother, with a considerably shorter time. The contact period of the grape skins during fermentation is smaller, usually a week and time of aging in oak barrels is less. Wine is ready to drink sooner, but it has the longevity of the traditional.

Today we can find doi kind of Barolo for sale, one produced with the traditional method and the other with the modern method.

The Barolo is a wine DOCG (Denomination of Origin Controlled and Guaranteed) since 1980.

Other types of Barolo :

  • Riserva, Barolo riserva can be considered when their aging is at least 62 months.
  • Chin Barolo, this wine is prepared using as the base wine Barolo.
Author: Micheline Bavutti
Contact: italiain1bicchiere@hotmail.com

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Monday, November 8, 2010

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Alto Adige: small region, but with great wines. The

Alto Adige is a small mountainous region of Italy fully 15% of the territory are Alps and the land is unproductive, 70% is occupied by forests, and only the remaining 15% is arable, with results of excellent quality. Small region, but with great wines. Only 5,366 hectares, mainly in medium and high hill ..
The terrain of the region, rich in limestone gives wines with low tannin content, while the temperature of the region gives wines with aromatic profile, elegance and intensity out of the ordinary.

The common varieties are the S sizzled with their synonyms and varieties, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Neror the Langrein, Pinot Grigio, Gewürztraminer and Kerner.

Langrein is certainly one of the oldest vineyards in the Alto Adige, but the bibliography of this vineyard is quite lacunosa, and is the first mention ano1400.

The red wines made from grapes Schiava are generally not particularly well known beyond regional boundaries, which can hardly be said of Gewürztraminer, a native Termenès.

Tramin the Termenès can easily be identified to the homeland from such grapes as valuable, and you can it will be found with several synonyms, such as Traminer Rose, Tramin aromatic and in Alsace and Giuria, savagnin . The Traminer is an aromatic grape variety that is highly resistant to the cold of winter, full of intense and elegant aromas that are fully transmitted to the wine.

Literally the name means Gewurztraminer Traminer speziato (spicy), then, means something more than aromatic, the name emphasizes the olfactory quality with great exuberance, which is even more pronounced when the wine comes from the late harvest.
Because of the great flavors of its wines, the Alto Adige è compared to Alsace, with which ha several vineyards in common, such as Riesling, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Blanc, Sylvaner, Muscat, Pinot Noir. Importantly, the production in Alsace is almost exclusively white wines, while in the Alto Adige, 54% of wine produced is red. Currently
viticulture intensive deals almost exclusively the hills of Valle DELL'ADIGE Salorno between Merano and the Valle dell'Isarco between Bolzano and Bressanone, and part of val Venosta .

The area of \u200b\u200bcultivation of classical langrein coincides with the city of Bolzano, in particular, Gries, cities with warm soil and permeable, suitable for viticulture and ensuring production of quality wines.

I love the wines of Alto Adige, in particular those of Terlano.


Cuisine



The region is famous for cattle, with greater production of meat and milk, and fruits such as apples.

also has a lot of potato production, always present in local cuisine.
Without speaking, the famous Speck, made from the thigh of the pig, which is boned and dry with salt, garlic, juniper, bay leaves, pepper, herbs and smoke, using wood and fresh sweet juniper bushes.

Author: Micheline Bavutti
Contact: italiain1bicchiere@hotmail.com

Thursday, October 28, 2010

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TRENTINO AND THEIR FAMOUS WINES

Trentino is a mountainous region of Italy. And when it comes to wine, not the quantity characteristic of production, but the quality and prestige. Is not a case that over two thirds of the wines are DOC (Controlled Denomination of Origin), a percentage much higher than the national average.


Its cultivation extends over 8,201 ha. Currently the range of most cultivated grapes in the region is Schiava , with its many varieties, while more than 50% are white grapes like chardonnay also used for the production of sparkling Trent.
There are many factors that contribute to wine quality trentino, such as terroir, the location of the vineyards, the varieties of grapes, work and care of the wine grower and producer, but absolutely crucial is the climate of the region, which in the Trentino has very favorable conditions for the cultivation of vines . In this region, are notable thermal changes daily and during the seasons of the year, and this, in the period of collection, allows the enrichment of the aromas of the grapes. So the fame of the wines of Trentino is certainly deserved.

Here the vines are cultivated with the traditional system Trent pergola, which costitue assets of a safeguard and an essential component of the landscape. In the years since '50 Trentrino è present an efficient Wineries, allowing you to connect a region close to the actual production, and this is an almost unique initiative at national level.

The heart of the viticulture is the Trentino valley DELL'ADIGE which begins on Alderaan, practically Trento until Roverè della Luna. Over the hills planted with vines you get by the spectacular Rotaliano Field, home of the famous grape Teroldego. The production area is limited to only three cities, San Gruno all'Adige Michelle, and Mezzocorona Mezzolombardo, and the wine that is obtained here, thanks to its organoleptic characteristics, is called "prince" of the Trentino.

Learn : born here in 1874 the first university of agriculture and experiment station of the first wine of the region, under the name Institute of San Michele. In a few decades, has become one of the most famous universities in viticulture.

Cuisine

A typical Trentino cuisine specialties is the polenta. In centuries, where poverty is widespread, this was the main dish or alone.


Another dish of the region is canerdeli, great balls of stale bread mixed with milk, eggs, bacon, cheese and parsley, which is then cooked in different types of soups .









Author: Micheline Bavutti
Contact: italiain1bicchiere@hotmail.com