The venerable Barbera d’Asti Superiore as… The Incredible Hulk? Yeah, it’s probably a stretch… BUT… There’s something to be said for a superhero of an Italian red that is perennially underestimated, and yet in its best examples can stand up in aging to its more glamorous Asti-area cousins Barbaresco and Barolo. At least, that’s the…
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The King Of Pop… Wines (Talking Barbera d’Asti for MyNameIsBarbera.com)
In my latest article for MyNameIsBarbera.com, I make a case for legitimately comparing Barbera d’Asti to… Michael Jackson. Yeah, that Michael Jackson. The King of Pop Michael Jackson. My penchant for stretching cross-discipline compares to incredibly thin levels aside (I wonder if the Barbera d’Asti folks knew what they were getting into when they picked…
Talking Red Wine And Health For MyFitnessRx.net
Last week, MyFitnessRx.net aired a segment featuring yours truly, waxing all dime-store-philosophical like about the healthy heart benefits of red wine consumption (in moderation, you lushes!). Green screens and open bottles of wine FTW! My brief segment with show host Tanya Stroh is below; you can check out the full episode as well. If you…
Puzzle Pieces (Exploring The Quality Pyramid At MyNameIsBarbera.com)
One of the more endearingly maddening things about European wine classifications is that they try to lump location, in aspects that are increasingly specific, and “quality,” in ways that are often nebulous. Over at MyNameIsBarbera.com, I take this dichotomy head-on, in my dime-store-philosphical way (not yet trademarked, but it might as well be at this…