Ok… so… in my latest piece for MyNameIsBarbera.com, I compare Ruchè to Deadpool. I know… it’s not Barbera (but it is from the land of Barbera, and many a Barbera producer also offer excellent Ruchè wines)… and, well… yeah, Deadpool. It’s so crazy that it just might work, right? Look, Deadpool is quirky, unique, and not…
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Once More, Unto The Breach (VinItaly 2017 Highlights, Part 2)
Forthwith, we continue my highlights from the 2017 incarnation of VinItaly, held in Verona earlier this year, and to which I was lucky enough to have been invited as a media guest. [ For background on VinItaly, details on the first batch of wines that grabbed my vinous attention at the event, and the format…
Expo Be Crazy! (VinItaly 2017 Highlights, Part 1)
VinItaly is… well… totally folle. Held in Verona, Italy, bringing together hundreds of soon-to-be-inebriated members of the wine biz/trade/press/you-name-it, and functioning as a focal point for all (and I do mean all) of the wine regions of Italy, there is no other world wine event that combines quite the same blend of creativity, craftsmanship, and…
From Nizza, With Love (Talking Nizza DOCG For MyNameIsBarbera.com)
In my latest piece for MyNameIsBarbera.com, we compare the top of the Barbera DOCG quality pyramid to a character who carries an actual piece; namely, 007 himself. I hope that you’ll forgive the somewhat graphic JB image above… it’s one of my favorites, and it’s more dynamic – though not nearly as pretty! – as…