Matthew Frank is in a panetteria — a bakery — in Barolo, Italy, inhaling the fragrance of freshly baked, chewy, meter-long breadsticks called grissini. The baker hands him one, warm from the oven.
JUST ABOUT every great wine has a “good” counterpart: a wine made from the same grape in the same place but in a more accessible and/or affordable style. For lovers of Barolo and Barbaresco, the great ...
This family-owned winery near Neive is known for its long-aging, single-cru Barbarescos. This wine has a generous, easygoing ...
The Kirkland Signature Barolo is a more recent addition to the warehouse's incredible wine roster. Now a decent Barolo ...
Between truffles and Barolo, the Piedmont region of Italy has developed a reputation for expensive cuisine. But you can bet that the natives aren’t showering their risotto with the stinky white tuber ...
The Wine Museum Castello di Barolo and the surrounding vineyards, about 70km (43 miles) south of Turin, Sept. 12, 2010. Reuters/Paolo Bona This story has been corrected; a previous version contained ...
Unless you really know what you’re doing -- or have very deep pockets, it may not be the best idea to give a bottle of wine to a highly opinionated wine lover. But here’s an idea that will work, at ...