Alta Langa in the spotlight with Torinese background images and rising sales figures
Posted on: 28-12-2020
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| Karina Imschoot
Alta Langa in the spotlight with Torinese background images and rising sales figures
Forty wineries associated with the Consortium producing 70 different labels of Alta Langa Docg; 90 winegrowers, three million kilos of grapes harvested from last summer's harvest on about 300 hectares of vineyards (1/3 chardonnay, 2/3 pinot noir), two and a half million bottles that will see the light of day in no less than 30 months, as required by the regulations, maturing in the cellars. The co...
Posted on: 16-12-2020
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| Karina Imschoot
Bottles were sold in Turin to the value of 100 thousand euros.
Wine auction - Among the favourite safe havens for savers and investors around the world, fine wines and spirits have grown steadily for at least a decade. This was confirmed by the recent Bolaffi auction held in Turin on 26 November. 876 lots from selected private wineries were auctioned off.
The sale ended, after more than eleven consecutive hours, with a total proceeds of €835,000. Ninety-nine percent of the lot...
Sizzano DOC: harmonious blend of Nebbiolo 60%, Vespolina 30% and Uva Rara 10%
Posted on: 07-12-2020
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| Karina Imschoot
A remarkable recognition of the fine qualities and super elegance of Sizzano wine is the Decree of the President of the Republic (then Giuseppe Saragat) recognising the "appellation d'origine contrôlée" Sizzano on 18 July 1969.
The disciplinary rules annexed to the Decree lay down, first, the proportion of grapes for the production of Sizzano d.o.c.: Nebbiolo (Spanna, Vespolina and Bonarda novarese (or rare grapes), in quantities of 40-60%, 15-40% and 25% respec...
Rosé wine contest during Concours Mondial de Bruxelles
Posted on: 04-12-2020
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| Karina Imschoot
For the first time in its history, rosé wine will be at the centre of attention; in 2021, the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles will organise an early session devoted exclusively to this type of wine. The competition will take place in the spring, from 4 to 6 March in Abruzzo, in order to better respond to the needs of the market and consumers' growing interest in rosé wines. In this way,
The award-winning producers will already have the necessary promotion and marketing...
The topwines of Alto Piemonte versus the barolo and barbaresco from Langhe
Posted on: 29-11-2020
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| Karina Imschoot
Too often the Nebbiolos from Alto Piemonte are seen as cheaper alternatives to Barolo and Barbaresco. Producers in the north want to put an end to this. They stay cheaper, but the image has to change because the wines from Alto Piemonte have their own unique style. In the best cases they are elegant, refined and downright delightful.
The DOCs of Alto Piemonte are very much like splinters: ieniemienie and idiosyncratic. In order to guarantee their authenticity, rules have been laid...
Wine Tasting Samples: the wine experience as a solution for the wine lover who wants to taste in advance.
Posted on: 24-11-2020
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| Karina Imschoot
Wine Tubes in all sizes, shapes with closure in 8 colors
Made In Piedmont Wines has been working with the same supplier for our wine tasting tubes for two years. In our journey with this supplier we have tried just about everything in terms of shapes, content, how long tube x keeps the wine at 100% and how long tube y guarantees. For this supplier we worked with another distributor of wine tasting tubes and that went radically wrong. How the process of transferring the wine is done, h...
NIZZA DOCG, the Vip of the Barbera\\\\\\\'s
Posted on: 23-11-2020
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| Karina Imschoot
The hilly area around Nizza Monferrato has been historically documented as the most suitable for Barbera wine. At the end of the 1990s, Nizza wanted to make this official, so local producers asked for a "sub-region" of the area as a first step towards granting the designation "Nizza DOCG". In the meantime, several years have passed, during which the winemakers have experimented with disciplines, tested the possibilities and limits and made small adjustments that have led to t...
How do we choose the wineproducer with to start a long term collaboration with?
Posted on: 21-11-2020
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| Karina Imschoot
How do you choose a wine producer?
My shadow in the wine world, not visible "online
The very last place I would go to work with a wine producer would be Vinitaly, a fair that for me only means a mass gathering. My problem - claustrophy in closed rooms where I have to stay for more than two hours - means that my brain cells no longer function as they should. The organ of smell and taste is therefore at a loss.
In 99% of cases, how I arrive at a partic...
How does Piemonte perform in these Covid Times. It\\\\\\\'s really time to illustrate with figures
Posted on: 03-11-2020
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Wines of Langhe and Roero: a myth with success also in Covid times
As explained in a study published by Intesa Sanpaolo in October entitled 'Impact of Covid-19 in the wine sector in Piedmont and starting points for a new start', in the first six months of 2020 in Italy, turnover in the beverage sector fell by 11.4% compared with the first half of 2019, mainly influenced by the significant falls in the domestic market (-15.6%). Foreign turnover, on the other hand, fell slightly...
Barolo: Traditional winemaking versus modern
Posted on: 27-08-2020
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Barolo: the place to be for top wines
There are 11: the number of villages where Barolo can be produced, 11 villages of Cherasco, over Roddi, Verduno, Novello to the deepest point Monforte and Serralunga. This long plain offers a very diverse type of Barolo where tannins are harder as they progress from Cherasco to over La Morra towards Monforte, traditionally harder tannins.
The picturesque region lies in the foothills of the Alps in northwest Italy; in fact, the mountainous soi...
Francesco Brigatti: super talent from Alto Piemonte - from Erbaluce to Ghemme
Posted on: 15-08-2020
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| Francesco Brigatti: super talent uit Alto Piemonte - van Erbalu
Francesco Brigatti is a highly professional, small wine grower in the north of Piedmont. His production numbers are very low but are all testimony to elegant, expressive wines based on the classic Nebbiolo. He also produces delicious authentic wines from the indigenous varieties that are normally blended with Nebbiolo in this area, such as Vespolina and Uva Rara, and a top class Erbaluce white wine. His cellar is located in Suno, not far from the southern end of Lake Maggiore.
Neb...
Posted on: 26-07-2020
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| Karina Imschoot
Barbera is grown mainly in Piedmont, Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna and Sardinia what Italy is concerned but nobody disputes the notion that the best examples are born in Piedmont.
This grape is characterized by medium-large, pyramidal (rarely cylindrical) bunches and medium-sized, oval, very dark blue berries covered in bloom. Barbera is the darkest of all major PIedmontese varieties: there’s almost twice as much malvin in Barbera skins as there is in those of Nebbiolo. Due to it...
Posted on: 24-07-2020
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Dolcetto
Decades ago the Langhe, a beautiful area of Piedmont situated around the Tanaro river and most famous for its production of Barolo and Barbaresco, was a kaleidoscope of colors and harvesttime, alive with an entire spectrum of leafly reds, yellows, and greens. Dolcetto, which ripens earlier in the season than Nebbiolo or Barbera, was a big contributor to the panorama, along with varieties such as Grignolino and Barbera. Alas, thanks to hum nature (and the high prices Barolo ...
Nas-Cëttaland: meanwhile 11 producers with ultra interesting top white cellarwine
Posted on: 22-07-2020
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NOVELLO
In recent days, in the presence of more than 40 journalists and representatives of the institutions of the wine world, the first official presentation of the Association of Producers of Nas-cëtta of the City of Novello was held.
Nas-cëttaland virtual (this is the name given to the event), is only the first step of a wider project aimed at discovering Nas-cëtta and its territory. The next appointment, this time in Novello, is scheduled for June 2021 for two da...