Virus Corona in your wine?
Posted on: 13-03-2020
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| Karina Imschoot
That the Coronavirus is not transmitted with goods and food has been explained in all media channels. This had to be repeated today, when the Ministry of Agriculture had to intervene to unblock the food goods that were stuck at the border with Slovenia, and also in terms of wine we come back to this subject .
This is done by Italian oenologists, led by Riccardo Cotarella. "With regard to the state of emergency Covid-19, Assoenologi received numerous requests, from members and o...
Corona Virus and the result on Italian wines and trade fairs Vinitaly & ProWein
Posted on: 29-02-2020
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| Karina Imschoot
Covid 19, the coronavirus, is not a common cold, but neither is the plague.
Scientists have made it clear. But the alarm level remains high. And more than the virus, also the economic system, also Italian wine & food. The damage is mainly caused by the image that is now spread through the media of Italy and then of the world, as a "dangerous" country, not safe.
Nevertheless, an attempt is being made to make progress, with important signals from the sector, such as the...
RoccheViberti
Posted on: 29-02-2020
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| Karina Imschoot
The winery ROCCHEVIBERTI is located in the municipality of CASTIGLIONE FALLETTO, in Rocche.
As soon as the visitor reaches the winery, the view is unique and beautiful: long terroirs of vineyard follow each other in perfect harmony in a vast and elegant rural landscape, enriched in the background by an imposing mountain range that surrounds the entire plain below.
A quality wine must represent the perfect symbiosis of vine, territory and tradition.
We add the passion with which ...
Timorasso, the white winegrape from Tortona hills which is able to age in your cellar for 20 years.
Posted on: 27-02-2020
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| Karina Imschoot
Derthona 2.0, the event organized by the Consorzio Tutela Vini Colli Tortonesi, at which we introduced the producers of Timorasso - the great Piedmontese white wine with the ripening potential of a red wine - was particularly successful. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the Orsi Museum in Tortona was the arena where the new vintage 2018 and the older, almost twenty-year-old vintages were to be tasted. In this way it was possible to demonstrate the exceptional character of this wine.
Timorasso, the...
Antica Cascina dei Conti di Roero & Green Experience
Posted on: 20-02-2020
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| Karina Imschoot
The Antica Cascina was once part of the feudal estate of the noble Roero family, present in the region between the 14th and 18th centuries. More recently it was owned by the famous coffee merchant Deorsola of Torino, before being bought in 1957 by the current owner Daniela Olivero's family. From a traditional 'fattoria' (farm), growing various crops and raising cattle, the Antica Cascina dei Conti di Roero took the decision in 1975 to focus 100% on the vine. In the 80's the wines...
How the winefarmer can protect himself against problems as recently export to US
Posted on: 18-02-2020
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| Karina Imschoot
Taxes on wine, but not only: the meeting, sponsored by the Italian Farmers' Union in the Conterno and Fantino winery in Monforte, was an opportunity for an overview of the challenges facing producers in the Langhe. "We will know the truth about the rights on 19 February: on that day the lists of products for which they will be proclaimed will be published. Only then will we know if there will be wine". Dino Scanavino of Asti, national president of the Italian Farmers' Union, cl...
Barolo & Barbaresco Presentation in New York: the speech of Angelo Gaja
Posted on: 06-02-2020
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| Karina Imschoot
From New on the occasion of Barolo & Barbaresco presence - Angela Gaja
United we are growing, and we appreciate diversity and excellence: this is the message coming from New York, from Barolo & Barbaresco World Opening no. 1 (in 2021 in China, ed.), the great event that brings Piedmontese excellence to the capital of the world. From where even Angelo Gaja, one of the most important and famous Italian producers in the world, a true symbol of the excellence of Piedmont w...
Nebbiolo Prima: onsite report
Posted on: 03-02-2020
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| Karina Imschoot
Langhe, one of the most important areas in Italy and the wine world, is, like all the others, facing climate change. A constant in these years of viticulture.
The territory of Barolo and Barbaresco, and its surroundings, has a certain economic solidity, despite difficult harvests, and climate change has a lot to do with it.
Meanwhile, the figures of the economy are clear: Piedmont's wine exports, of which the Langhe is the main pillar, exceeded one billion euros in 2018, and in...
Report of Grandi Langhe en Visit of our exclusive Wineries
Posted on: 29-01-2020
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| Karina Imschoot
It is a tradition to tell the characters of the DOCG wines produced in Nebbiolo's Langa and Roero. On 1 January it was the turn of Barbaresco 2017 and Barolo 2016 to take their first steps on the market and on 1 July it was the turn of Roero 2018 and Roero Riserva 2017.
Barolo 2016 is a great wine, also quite long lasting, thanks to its full and decisive character. It seems almost perfect vintage, with a richness and structure that does not stand in the way of harmony. Intensi...
Drones used for controlling an checking climate changes with starting up in amoung other Barbera vineyards
Posted on: 23-01-2020
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| Karina Imschoot
Chances are that the association that manages the Langhe, Roero and Monferrato site UNESCO will be able to finance the €200,000 project to study the effects of climate change on Piedmont's wine-growing hills through high-tech actions. As the director of the site, Roberto Cerrato of Alba, reports, the request has "passed all the evaluation steps". We are waiting for the official approval, which will come after the final approval by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activiti...
Casalone, traditional winery using modern technology
Posted on: 15-01-2020
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| Karina Imschoot
This blog is not about a general item but about one of the wineries we distribute, Casalone. Consider this rather as a voyage of discovery through the Casalone Vini di Lu Monferrato vineyards and cantina.
The Casalone are a family of winegrowers who have been growing vines in Monferrato for three centuries. The founder was Petrus Hieronymus Casalone who arrived in Lu in 1734 as a settler and winemaker of the Marquis Millo. Today, the company has 10 hectares of vineyards and produc...
Dolcetto is reviewing his identity
Posted on: 01-12-2019
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| Karina Imschoot
The Dolcetto looking for an identity
The seminar devoted to Dolcetto at high altitude - the Alta Langa, to be clear - aroused a great deal of interest. On Sunday 17 September, the Battuti church in Albaretto della Torre was packed with people, producers, technicians, journalists and authorities. Dolcetto's future and its relationship with the market and the consumer are close to many people's hearts. The year of Dolcetto, promoted by the Piedmont region, has also brought a new ste...
What\'s the price a wineproducer selling grapes to cooperative is getting for Nebbiolo for Barolo grapes
Posted on: 27-11-2019
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| Karina Imschoot
With regard to the prices of the nebbiolo grapes destined for Barolo, the price for the winegrower who does not process his own grapes but sells them to a cooperative, there has been a lot to do.
The dualism between the "indicative values" of the grapes - issued by the professional agricultural organizations (Coldiretti, Cia, Confagricoltura, Cia) to allow the calculation of the annual rent for new and existing contracts - and the publications of the Chamber of Commerce of...
Angelo Gaja s defence not to put Alba under the flag of Barolo
Posted on: 26-11-2019
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| Karina Imschoot
Angelo Gaja is getting into the pen and wants to stop at Alba which would be added to the Barolo area.
On Tuesday 12 November the news of the nomination of the city of Alba as cultural capital for 2020 was sent out into the world. Alba already holds many records: Alba capital of the Langhe, Nutella, Slow Turismo and Qualità Gastronomia, white truffle, wines of Langa and Roero.
Not enough yet. "Alba deserves its place on the territory of Barolo". Thi...
When is my Barolo ready to drink: the most asked queston on occasion of our tastings
Posted on: 26-11-2019
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| Karina Imschoot
One of the biggest misconceptions about Barolo is that you have to wait decades before the wines are ready to drink. The first question we get during a wine tasting at Barolo is: how long can you keep it and when is it ready to drink?
Although this advice may once have been true, it no longer applies to today's Barolos. Essentially, the wines made from around 2000 onwards can be drunk much earlier, even after eight or ten years. For some of the warmer wines, waiting ...