The pivotal moment of the tale is a feast that the marchioness prepares to welcome her guest. Wine is served, of course. The narrator notes that there were “vini ottimi e preziosi.”
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In fact, what we did drink were Nizza that, if anything, wore their years as well as any aging heartthrob.
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The fact of the matter is that Barbera was the grape of Piedmont at the time and, gauging from Odart, possibly the grape of Italy.
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A translation of Giorgio Gallesio’s landmark description of Barbera grape
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Now that I have arrived in Monferrato, I hope I have set the scene for a journey into this rich historic region.
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If it weren’t for Prohibition and the disruption of the commercial wine trade in California, we’d probably be drinking Barbera today instead of “Napa Valley Cab”
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Why are the best wines if the world are so ageing worthy? Is it because ageing gives wines more complexity, aromas and better balance? Or is it a mere notion of a time travel we are undertaking when drinking such wines?
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Wine blogger and educator Jeremy Parzen joins the My Name Is Barbera editorial team!
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And yeah, I do just kind of get lucky that way when I taste Nizza. Please don’t hate me…
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A world at your nose. There is nothing like aromas and their abilitys to make a person, place or wine unforgettable.
