tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post5744972698029021408..comments2023-10-10T14:43:29.795-04:00Comments on Brooklynguy's Wine and Food Blog: An Unknown Wine from PiedmonteBrooklynguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-23711407115843506062013-10-19T22:02:09.432-04:002013-10-19T22:02:09.432-04:00Update: some of Francesca's wines - Fara and ...Update: some of Francesca's wines - Fara and Vespolina (Nina) to start, then the nebbiolo (Bigin) - are now available at Garnet.Friendnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-69025428336961302842013-07-08T08:32:21.808-04:002013-07-08T08:32:21.808-04:00Ciao, I'm Francesca, the wine maker :) I can t...Ciao, I'm Francesca, the wine maker :) I can tell you (almost) all the secretes about my Fara!<br />First of all the blend: 70% Nebbiolo, 30% Vespolina. It ages 24 months in old oak barrels.<br />The Nebbiolo grape from northern Piedmont is definitely different from the one grown in the south of the region. Our soil is more clay and we recieve cold air from the Monte Rosa, this give to our wines made from this beautiful grape their typical taste. <br />Fara, Sizzano, Ghemme and Boca are historic DOC wines from 1969. Colline Novaresi is another big denomination which includes different wines, all made from single variety of grapes (Erbaluce, Nebbiolo, Vespolina, Uva Rara, Barbera).<br />Since last year our wines are imported to California, Massachussets and Oregon and I hope that you will be able to find them soon in NYC too.<br />It's all true about my romantic change of life. But, I come from a Family that had always been involved in the wine business so I already knew before starting my new life that there were going to be also the pain and the stress linked to this job.<br />I'm always happy when I realize that I'm doing something that can put people togheter and make them feel good. <br />I hope that Your friend, who is my cousin as well, can find everytime that drinks my wine the warmth of her family and of her land.<br />Francesca Castaldinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-65354750585109307582013-07-07T13:39:07.146-04:002013-07-07T13:39:07.146-04:00July update: I hear Francesca Castaldi's wines...July update: I hear Francesca Castaldi's wines are in the process of being imported to NY (and I write this while sipping with great pleasure her award winning vespolina)The clueless drinker of the postnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-33080686277821133202013-01-31T21:41:50.006-05:002013-01-31T21:41:50.006-05:00Nope - there is no US importer, as far as I know. ...Nope - there is no US importer, as far as I know. Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-30146447709503026212013-01-31T21:25:28.895-05:002013-01-31T21:25:28.895-05:00is there anywhere in the NYC area where you can pu...is there anywhere in the NYC area where you can purchase this wine???vecchioragazzonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-46604211227698323322013-01-29T16:11:43.710-05:002013-01-29T16:11:43.710-05:00Fara, Boca, Lessona, Ghemme – these wines come fro...Fara, Boca, Lessona, Ghemme – these wines come from the colline Novaresi – which, once upon a time was the dominant wine region of Piedmont. Great values, interesting wines, unassuming and there is a renaissance going on up in them thar hills. <br /><br />Glad they found youAlfonso Cevolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16983431475848714789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-7401274329781540222013-01-29T15:48:01.156-05:002013-01-29T15:48:01.156-05:00Thanks for these comments. Adrian is correct - tha...Thanks for these comments. Adrian is correct - thank you for pointing that out. I meant to write Valesia, not Valtellina. I will make the correction. Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-59465201057979742672013-01-29T14:46:25.656-05:002013-01-29T14:46:25.656-05:00You say your friend is from Piemonte but then you ...You say your friend is from Piemonte but then you say a village in the Valtellina, which is part of the region of Lombardia.Adrian Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16255782453706268121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-81107473907603571722013-01-29T14:37:28.005-05:002013-01-29T14:37:28.005-05:00I really love this post.
As wine geeky as I am, ...I really love this post. <br /><br />As wine geeky as I am, I always remember the bottle as it commemorates the occasion and people the most.<br /><br />But then again, there are times that the bottle itself, with all its details, is the occasion!<br /><br />Thanks for posting this.<br /><br />(BTW, we've never met but have a bunch of friends in common.)arnold waldsteinhttp://arnoldwaldstein.com/winenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-456369461619029552013-01-29T13:52:32.214-05:002013-01-29T13:52:32.214-05:00Love that final paragraph -- well said!
Also want...Love that final paragraph -- well said!<br /><br />Also wanted to say it's been great to see all the recent postings of late. You're going through a bit of a blogging renaissance Brook. Marcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-642058327555442622013-01-29T11:46:24.929-05:002013-01-29T11:46:24.929-05:00According to guildsomm.com, the cepage data for Fa...According to guildsomm.com, the cepage data for Fara is as follows: <br /><br />30-50% Nebbiolo, 10-30% Vespolina, Max. 40% Uva Rara. <br /><br />Also, which may explain the vintage, the wine has to be aged a minimum of 3 years with two in wood (new/old not specified). <br /><br />It's technically a sub-DOC of the The Colline Novaresi, which also encompasses Ghemme, Sizzano and Boca.<br /><br />But ultimately, you're right. Wine is really for pleasure and thought-production, so what exactly it's made of is subordinate to the joy it gives and curiosity it generates.<br /><br />Thanks for the post!Morgan Harrishttp://technicallydrinking.comnoreply@blogger.com