http://www.torrebarolo.com/blog TorreBarolo Blog Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:52:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last year I was lucky enough to enjoy a sneak preview of the new Barolo wine museum. Recently I visited it again, after the official opening, and I was really impressed. The visitor is initially taken to the third floor of the castle and the visit is structured like a descent ... http://www.torrebarolo.com/blog/2011/02/the-barolo-wine-museum/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-barolo-wine-museum&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-barolo-wine-museum How? Simply Like TorreBarolo on Facebook by the 15th of March, suggest our page to your friends (we do check that :-) and you automatically will qualify for the drawing. If you have “liked” TorreBarolo already, then easy, just continue to support the TorreBarolo business page with your comments and suggest it to ... http://www.torrebarolo.com/blog/2011/01/february-2011-promotion-win-3-nights-torrebarolo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=february-2011-promotion-win-3-nights-torrebarolo&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=february-2011-promotion-win-3-nights-torrebarolo Dolcetto is a black wine grape variety widely grown in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy. The Italian word dolcetto means "little sweet one", but it is not certain that the name originally carried any reference to the grape’s sugar levels: it is possible that it derives from the name of the hills where ... http://www.torrebarolo.com/blog/2011/01/dolcetto-di-dogliani-vini-doc-italian/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dolcetto-di-dogliani-vini-doc-italian&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dolcetto-di-dogliani-vini-doc-italian Franciacorta sparkling wine comes from Lombardy, with DOCG status produced from grapes grown within the area of Franciacorta, south hills of Lake Iseo, in the Italian Province of Brescia. It was awarded DOC status in 1967, the designation then also including red and white still wines. Since 1995 the DOCG classification ... http://www.torrebarolo.com/blog/2010/12/franciacorta-sparkling-wine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=franciacorta-sparkling-wine&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=franciacorta-sparkling-wine As it was only 15:00 by the time I had completed both my lunch and giro of Asti, it was too early to head back to TorreBarolo, so I figured I may as well check out Alessandria as it was only 35km away. Alessandria is much bigger than both Alba ... http://www.torrebarolo.com/blog/2010/11/alessandria-another-day-trip-from-torrebarolo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alessandria-another-day-trip-from-torrebarolo&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alessandria-another-day-trip-from-torrebarolo One of the best regarded Italian wine guides, Gambero Rosso Vini d'Italia, was realised last week. It is a survey of the best Italian wines and winemakers, divided by region. The best are awarded stars, between 1 and 3, depending on the quality of their wines and its continuity year ... http://www.torrebarolo.com/blog/2010/10/vini-italia-2011-gambero-rosso-celebrated-wine-guide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vini-italia-2011-gambero-rosso-celebrated-wine-guide&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vini-italia-2011-gambero-rosso-celebrated-wine-guide