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Truffle fair and market in Alba (Piedmont) through November 27
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The Americans like to call them "white gold": Piedmont's coveted white truffles, one of the world's greatest (and most expensive) delicacies and one of life's greatest pleasures. Especially for our English-speaking friends in the United States, the thought of enjoying Alba white truffles can often seem daunting: Is the cost prohibitive? Will I be tasting real Alba truffles (or a cheaper...
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Is 2006 Barolo/Barbaresco an overrated vintage? Tenuta Carretta CEO Giovanni Minetti shares some insights
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Last month, as Tenuta Carretta began gearing up for the 2016 harvest, the estate's CEO Giovanni Minetti — a homegrown tradesman of the Langhe wine scene — shared a little bit of Barolo-Barolo numerology here on the Tenuta Carretta blog. "Looking over the last century," I wrote in the introduction to his ranking of years that end in "6" (1906, 1916, 1926, etc.), "vintages that end in '6'...
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A new website for the Terre Miroglio group’s Malgrà winery
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We are thrilled to share the news that the Malgrà winery — one of the Terre Miroglio family of estates — has a new website. Click here for the new site. Malgrà became part of the Miroglio-Carretta group a few years ago. But it's one of Italy's most celebrated and beloved legacy producers and has a long and rich history of viticulture and winemaking. From the new site: Malgrà...
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Vine harvest 2016 at Edoardo Miroglio winery
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It's our great pleasure to show some impressions from the vine harvest 2016 which is going at full speed and it's very good for us this year. We created a special gallery in our Facebook fan page which you could see by clicking on this link - https://www.facebook.com/EdoardoMiroglio/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10154521059889183 We all hope you enjoy the photos. Yours, The...
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Op-ed: Reflections on the Proposal to Create a Piemonte DOC Nebbiolo
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An op-ed from Giovanni Minetti, Tenuta Carretta CEO and former president of the Barolo, Barbaresco, and Wines of Alba. I believe that the proposal to add the grape name to the Piemonte appellation DOC is ill-advised. Even though it's legitimate for its proponents to make such a proposal, such a designation would be incongruous in terms of both the means and the ends. Let me explain....
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Harvest has begun at Tenuta Carretta
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The photo above was taken in mid-July in Cannubi looking out at the village of La Morra. The sun was shining and there wasn't a cloud in the sky but you could feel a cool breeze all the while, an indicator of ideal conditions for an excellent vintage. A note from Tenuta Carretta CEO Giovanni Minetti... The 2016 harvest began this week at Tenuta Carretta with the picking of the first white...
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Margrit Mondavi: Terre Miroglio CEO Giovanni Minetti shares a remembrance
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The news of the passing of Margrit Mondavi, Robert Mondavi's wife, on September 2 had a big effect on me because I knew her personally. Even though their estate had already been bought by Constellation Brands, she went nearly every day to the winery where she served as vice president and oversaw public relations and philanthropic works. I had met Mrs. Mondavi during a visit to the winery....
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Barolo numerology: Could 2016 be the vintage that breaks the cycle of less-than-extraordinary vintages that end in “6”?
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It's been a great summer in Barolo this year, not too hot and with beautiful clear, cool nights — diurnal temperature shifts ideal for the ripening of the grapes. All things considered, as long as there is no major weather event before harvest, this could be a great vintage. But looking over the last century, vintages that end in "6" have rarely if ever achieved true greatness. Only...
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Earthquake relief efforts: Here’s how to donate from the U.S.
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Ammado is the official micro-donation platform for the Italian Red Cross. Here's the link for donations to the Italian Red Cross and earthquake relief efforts. Donations can be made using a credit card and don't require an Italian social security number (Italian micro-donation channels require one). Here's a link to information on what the International Federation of Red Cross and Red...
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Nebbiolo whisperer: Late July hail may diminish yield but not quality (fingers crossed)
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A note from Tenuta Carretta CEO Giovanni Minetti: There have been three hailstorms in Barolo this summer. And the last two came two days apart, with the very last one on July 31. The hailstorms like the ones that struck the area do not generally create too many problems because they make for a sort of "natural" dropping of fruit. They damaged roughly 10-15 percent of the fruit. But the...
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