CategoryWines
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Giovanni Minetti: Why can’t I drink a bottle of Barolo with my appetizer?
Giovanni Minetti (above) is one of the most respected and beloved wine professionals working in Italian wine today. A former president of the Barolo, Barbaresco, and Alba growers and bottlers association, he has also served as CEO for some of Piedmont's most venerated estates (including Tenuta Carretta). The following post is the first in a series by him on "Wine Myths that Need Debunking"...
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Cannubi: What is the true origin of the name? A new insight…
By no means am I the first person to discover the utility of the Google books search engine and its nifty "customized time" featured. For many of us among the philologically inclined, it's become an indispensable tool in determining when words began to appear in print and when their frequency began to grow. It's important to keep in mind that Google books is not an exhaustive or even hardly...
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Bric Paradiso: “a great Nebbiolo at a reasonable price” according to Joe Bastianich and David Lynch, authors of Vino Italiano
When it was first published in 2002, the renaissance of Italian wine in the U.S. was just beginning to take shape. Vino Italiano: The Regional Wines of Italy by Joe Bastianich and David Lynch (Clarkson Potter) was a watershed moment for the Italian wine trade. At the time it was the most comprehensive guide to the wines of Italy that had ever been published in America. When it came out,...
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Happy 2017 and looking forward to another year of blogging at Tenuta Carretta
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in Wines, Winery, Hospitality
Happy new year, everyone! And please let me express my heartfelt thanks for all your support in 2016. You may be wondering why there is a photograph of a classic vitello tonnato accompanying this post. The reasons are multifold. 1) Vitello tonnato is one of my favorite dishes of all time (thank you, Italy! thank you, Piedmont!). 2) You will always find GREAT vitello tonnato at the...
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550 years of viticultural history: Looking forward to 2017 at Tenuta Carretta
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Coats of arms, noble families, and five and a half centuries of history accompanied by a love of wine. Let's begin to explore this fascinating legacy. An important milestone is upon us. And we eagerly await its arrival in grand style. The year 2017 will mark 550 years of Tenuta Carretta's history in wine, an anniversary that makes us deeply proud because it symbolizes an important achievement...
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