Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Badda Bing! Time to Taste an Italian Barbera!


Barbera is a grape, not a region, which is unusual for Italian wines. It is grown where Nebbiolo and Dolcetto is grown, in the north of Italy. It is a wonderful food wine that really isn’t all that expensive. Find out about this wine, a 2020 Batasiolo Barbera D’Alba for just $18 in the video!




Monday, July 1, 2024

Time to Taste a Dolcetto from Italy - but it sure isn’t sweet!



This time we taste a 2022 Chionetti Dogliani San Luigi Dolcetto from Piedmont, Italy. The name means "little sweet one" but Dolcetto is definitely not sweet! It is a wonderful, food friendly wine and the one we tried did not disappoint!




Time for a Trousseau from Jura, France

  This time we enjoy some  Trousseau - not the wedding thing but a grape from Jura, France! This is a wine area that does not get a lot of a...