Langhe Nebbiolo Bartolo Mascarello
Wine: Langhe Nebbiolo
Producer: Bartolo Mascarello
Region/Appellation: Piemonte, Italy
Grape varieties: Nebbiolo
Vintage: 2012
Eye: Deep ruby color
Nose: Mineral, rose, sweet red fruit
Mouth: Medium body, fresh fruit,
Price Point: $47
Available at Vinmonopolet: Yes
Riccardo Sgarra with Paolo Scavino
When I was a student in Boston, I tried to go to as many wine tastings as I could. At a Vineyard Road tasting I ran into Riccardo who works at Paolo Scavino. It is always a pleasure when someone who works at the winery or makes the wine comes to the tastings. It makes it a lot more personal. I met Riccardo again when I was in Barolo last summer, he gave me a tour of the winery and then we tasted some wines. They were as good as I remember.
You can check out their wines here.
It is true I have a soft spot for Italy and the Barolo region, but I also really like Burgundy. I am going to Beaune this summer, hopefully visiting a few wineries and eating lots of good food. I really wanted to visit Marc Colin but it is proving to be very difficult. 
When I was in Burgundy last time we visited Matrot and Liger-Belair. I have previously tried Matrot’s wines but not Liger-Belair. The tasting experience with LM Liger-Belair was incredible. LM is a really interesting guy and his passion for wine is very contagious. The whole tasting was done out of the barrels in the cellar and I had the pleasure of trying his white wine that was only a project at the time. It is now for sale and I frequently drink it at Territoriet in Oslo.
This year I hope to visit LM again, but other winemakers are on the list as well. It would be great to visit Matrot again, Elsa and Adele are always a treat. My parents also met some winemakers at a wine tasting so maybe we will go to one of their wineries.
It should be a fun trip no matter what, and Beaune is such a beautiful town. I can’t wait to wander around the town, visit the wine shops and have a glass of wine at one of the restaurants along the streets. Hopefully I’ll buy a bottle or two to bring back home. Or maybe 10.
When I was in NYC last I had the opportunity to try a lot of wines. I think my favorites were the Dominique Lafon Bourgogne and the Burlotto Barbera d’Alba.
Another cool wine we drank was the Bruno Giacosa Dolcetto 1994. 22 year old grape juice is always fun to try. This one was quite funky at first but got better and better as the night went on.
Last day. Day of my brothers graduation from College. I am a very proud sister!
It was quite a trip to NYC and I am already excited to come back one day. There is nothing quite like strolling through Washington Square Park in the morning, sun on your face, surrounded by all kinds of people. Looking forward to doing it again soon!
Today we were back at Otto for lunch, this time with remarkably better service. I had the pizza this time and it was incredible. I recommend the prosciutto and arugola pizza. The wine this time was the Burlotto Dolcetto, very good! Our friends came down for the day and we spent some time in Washington Square park.
For dinner we went to Babbo, one of my favorite restaurants. I always love going there, the service is amazing and the food is incredible. And they have a very good wine list! A very good day.
Paolo Scavino DolcettoWine: Dolcetto d’Alba
Producer: Paolo Scavino
Region/Appellation: Italy, Barolo
Grape varieties: Dolcetto
Vintage: 2015
Eye: Deep black plum
Nose: Blackberry, mineral,
Mouth: Dry, medium body, frim tannin
Price point: $14
Available at Vinmonopolet: No
This was such a great night. Good food, amazing wine and fantastic company.
We started the day at Blenheim, after we strapped ourselves into the bunad. I had been looking forward to Blenheim, however I was very disappointed. The service was awful, the food was not great and they had strayed from their “from farm to table” philosophy. A shame, really, because I really liked Blenheim.
After Blenheim, we went straight to a T. Edwards wine tasting to meet up with Veglio and Gianfranco Alessandria. The highlight of my day. I stood in between their two booths and drank wine, ate piemonte hazelnuts and poured wine for the customers. My happy place.
After the tasting, the whole group went to the Bowery Hotel and had some champagne. Epic. Just Epic.
We decided to take it rather slow today. Graduation photo shoot in the morning, some shopping and walking and then a late lunch at Charlie Bird. I always thought the menu was kinda funky, and today was no exception. But I am so glad we went here! The wine list is good, but there is another wine list that is epic. It might be a secret so I won’t say more, but we ordered off the regular wine list, Dominique Lafon Bourgogne and Cascina Fontana Barolo 2010. Good stuff.
The food is also very cool, interesting combinations and well put together plates. And it tastes good of course. What was even cooler was that we met Arvid, the sommelier who won the world championship of sommeliers. Congratulations to Charlie Bird and Arvid! And thank you for a fantastic meal!
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