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Brasato Al Barolo


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piemontese

Published Jan. 12, 2009 at 5:40 a.m.

Brasato al Barolo, beef braised in Barolo wine, is one of the classic, elegant Piemontese dishes, and really does require a hearty red wine, ideally Barolo, to come out right. Save it for a special occasion, and you'll be quite pleased with the results ...

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storico carnevale di ivrea


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piedmont

Published Jan. 11, 2009 at 11:55 a.m.
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Next month, on the 21st February, sees the two hundred and second Historic Carnival of Ivrea, (Storico Carnevale di Ivrea), in Piedmont ... The Carnival is famous for an exciting orange throwing contest and has its roots in the middle ages when beans were used in this battle. Apparently twice a year the feudal lord gave a pot of beans to the poor families who, out of disrespect, threw them into the streets. The same pulses were also used ... at carnival as fun ammunition to be thrown at the

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Monday's tasting: 4 out of 5 ain't bad


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piemonte

Published Jan. 10, 2009 at 3:12 p.m.

This past Monday Jeff Mazen and I tasted a raft of wines from five Italian producers. The producers, some of whom have been represented in the United States in the past, ranged from Piemonte to Emilia-Romagna, Campania to Sardinia. We very much liked the Piedmontese wines, about which I've written little or nothing. Sad to say, we were again underwhelmed by the Sardinians. A very pleasing discovery was Cascine delle Rose, a small, organic winery ...

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Barbera, The Red “Everyday” Wine


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barbera, piedmont

Published Jan. 7, 2009 at 10:30 a.m.

Our guest writer, Maurizio Fava, is an expert in Italian wines. A sommelier and consultant for top Italian wineries, he’s sharing his knowledge with Italy in SF’s readers. Find his full bio on the “About” page.Barbera is, first of all, a grape variety. The most important red grape in Piedmont, planted in every wine corner [ ... ] ...

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A flight at Danny Brown's Wine Bar & Kitchen


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asti, barbera, michele chiarlo, piedmont

Published Jan. 4, 2009 at 10:25 p.m.
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Tonight at Danny Brown’s Wine Bar I had a wonderful Red Wine Glazed Scottish Salmon with French Lentils, Chorizo & Watercress paired with 3 red wines from the “Red Flight International” ... First was a Barbera D’Asti “Le Orme” 2005 Michele Chiarlo, Piedmont Italy. With aromas of cherries and mineral tones accented by petrol woven into a metallic backdrop, the palate was sharper with a subtle bite and black cherry sparkling in a bright finish ... Second was from France and called Cote

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2008 Highlights


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madre, terra, terra madre

Published Dec. 29, 2008 at 6:00 p.m.

We thought we’d get in on the year-end roundup action by posting our Top Ten 2008 highlights ... If it helps, please insert ... a) a drumroll ... b) a celebrity reading the list straight to camera ... c) a lot of enthusiasm , as indicated by the proliferation of exclamation points (!) ... 10) A New Office : The SFUSA staff enjoyed a move down two flights into a space double the size of our old one.  Although we miss tripping over each other, we’re sure happy about having more room. Stop

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Santa Rosalia Nebbiolo d'Alba Brezza 2006 Piemonte DOC


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nebbiolo, piedmont, piemonte

Published Dec. 18, 2008 at 4:10 p.m.
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The following Nebbiolo was one of my favorites out of 4 flights of 3, sampled at a blind tasting at SNOOTHdotCOM hosted by Greg Dal Piaz ... From Piedmont comes this classic Nebbiolo d'Alba showing a simplicity of style and reflecting its unique form and balance. Exhibiting freshness and ripeness at the same time, there are faint flowery aromas, like violets or roses, contrasting with flavors of chocolate, toast and tar ... Notes from the Brezza site: ... Production process ... The vinification

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Grazia Deledda of Sardinia, First Italian Woman to receive Nobel Prize in Lit


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madre, turin

Published Dec. 16, 2008 at 9:28 a.m.

Grazia Deledda: Voice of Sardinia ... The First Italian Woman to Receive the Nobel Prize in Literature A Wintry Nordic Night in 1927 ... At 6:45 p.m., during the lunar eclipse of an exceptionally dark and frosty winter evening on December 8, 1927, a small Italian woman arrived at Stockholm Central Station after a three-day trip by train and ferry. This was her first trip to northern Europe. From her passport, issued in Rome just two weeks before her arrival in Stockholm, we get a generic

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The Real Truffles


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alba

Published Dec. 15, 2008 at 10:30 a.m.

I confess- I have family in the area around Alba. And that family loves me very much… While the season is winding down, their truffle hunter managed to recover 4 truffles last weekend, and we were very happy to give it a go! If there was a way to make you smell them…There is only [ ... ] ...

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Piedmont & the House of Savoy


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barbaresco, barbaresco', barbera, barbera', biella, brachetto, brachetto', cuneo, dolcetto, dolcetto', freisa, freisa', grignolino, grignolino', nebbiolo, nebbiolo', piedmont, savoia, turin, turin'

Published Dec. 11, 2008 at 10:24 a.m.

Piedmont ... is one of the 20 Regions of Italy . Area: 25,399 km². Pop: ~4.4 million. Capital:  Turin ... Dialect:  Piedmontese ;  Occitan is also spoken although not an official language, a dialect, spoken by a minority. Piedmont is a contraction of "Ai piedi del monte", meaning "At the base of the mountain" ... Economy ... Lowland Piedmont is a fertile agricultural region, producing wheat, rice, maize, and grapes. Piedmont is one of the great winegrowing regions in Italy. More than

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