Barbera Wine Tasting. An Underrated Wine From Italy

Barbera Wine Tasting. An Underrated Wine From Italy – Episode #468

May 19, 2008

Barbera needs to get more attention from Wine Drinkers, today Gary explores 3 to see what’s up

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Icardi Barbera D’asti TabarinBarbera d’Asti
2006 Seghesio BarberaBarbera d’Alba
2004 Cascina Roera Barbera D’astiBarbera d’Alba

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May 23, 2008

TWalk
Scooby Dooby Doo…Where Are You?
May 23, 2008

ChrisR
I’ll leave a comment just b/c you mentioned Dave Winfield. Yay, Dave Winfield!!

QOTD: Dinosaurs. Kind of creepy with the puppet thing, but a damn funny show.
May 23, 2008

Fraser Gould
In the bucket: A Japanese daruma doll.
May 23, 2008

Bernard
qotd: All in the Family rules you meatheads.
May 23, 2008

David Cole
I like it, Barbera!! One of my favorites, when you get a chance try some California ones from the Amador, Fair Play and El Dorado County areas, there are some great values in these areas!

I really like that you will be trying stuff that is more available. And you are right, Barbera vs Chianti is a no brainer, Barbarea all day long and twice on Sunday!

Hey, Dave Winfield was a STUD! I just saw him on a show and he is still in shape! I like that you pulled that out, I was a fan of his!

QOTD: I’m going old school since you said all-time! Two shows, Big Valley and The BIonic Man!! It’s just funny that Lee Majors was in both of them.
May 23, 2008

TxBigD
What’s in the bucket? The one missing cork!
May 22, 2008

ScottG
QOTD: So many good shows, but Northern Exposure is my all-time favorite.
In the pumpkin…a plane ticket to Newark?
May 22, 2008

Grapedigger
Great show G. Very good idea to concentrate on widely available wines!! My favorite all time show is for sure SEINFELD! My current best show is also a comedy, Two & a 1/2 men! Cheers..
May 22, 2008

Kevin Dubuc
Hey GV,

Great show. I love it when you take the show in different directions. I’ve only had one Barbera to date so it looks like it’s time to revisit and get another opinion.

Can’t wait to see you when you visit Boston for the book tour. My advice? Do it at the Borders downtown. You’ll absolutely draw a big crowd.

QOTD – Hands down SEINFELD. Not only did my family and I watch it while it was on, we bought all of the DVD’s and I swear on my future children that we watch at least 2 episodes per night.
May 22, 2008

Mason
I think you have one of the corks in there. I only count 2 on the table that I can see.

QOTD: Favorite show of all time: Cheers.
May 22, 2008

Juicy Jesse
qotd: Star Trek (original); What’s in the Jack-O-Lantern? A thunder cat, of course!
May 22, 2008

Sheina
QTD: My favorite television series ever is “Nip Tuck”.

In the pumpkin…Thunder! One of your action figure characters.
May 22, 2008

OmarG
I’m going to say…really really old Halloween candy in the bucket.

QOTD: Any Yankee game on…ok not a show.
May 22, 2008

Jason S.
QOTD: Twin Peaks

I think there’s a thundercat in the pumpkin
May 22, 2008

victor
big-league chew in the bucket and qotd – Get Smart.
May 22, 2008

Neil Willsey
QOTD: My all-time favorite TV show is M*A*S*H. I could watch it every day in reruns for the rest of my life. That show was phenomenal and there will not likely be another one close to it again.
May 22, 2008

Jon-Paul Lenczuk
What’s in the pumpkin, you ask? I’ll venture to guess a wristband.

Gotta try the Icardi–Barbera D’Asti has been a long standing favorite of mine (Nobbio, 2004, to be exact)..

QOTD Answer: Chiller Theater (WPIX Channel 11, NY)–when I was a kid this show scared the hell out of me!!
May 21, 2008

Luis Felipe
The bucket has a wrestling figurine in it.

QOTD: Arrested Development
May 21, 2008

Lenny
Good show! So many Italian wines to love. QOTD: Northern Exposure. Some good wine references in a few episodes too.
May 21, 2008

Eric Holm
Continue the great work! The pumpkin has the book in it and the book has been personally signed by GV,Mott and the WLTV staff and when auctioned on e-bay in 25 years will bring the highest price ever for a properly stored book(55 degrees at 28.5% humidity). The favorie TV show—Victory At Sea!!!
May 21, 2008

Dennis
Great video. I really enjoy the Italian wine culture, so much so that I went on a wine-tasting trip in Italy that was absolutely incredible. Nothing compares to having great food with wine in authentic Italian farmhouses while overlooking beautiful scenery.

Dennis Czigler
http://www.italytraveltours.biz
May 21, 2008

Rx8Doc
Whats in the pumpkin? A ghost…. watch it move the bottle at 7:15 on the video.
Whoooooo scarry……
May 21, 2008

Martin
I’ve been a big fan of Barbera since I started drinking wine. I completely agree with you, Gary, that Chianti is just too popular for its own good.

QOTD: The Simpsons
May 21, 2008

Disco D
Let’s see whats in the bucket? I’m gonna have to say a “bit-o-honey”

and as far as my favorite tv show all time…. come on that’s easy “What’s Happenin’”
May 21, 2008

KimberlyRose
A copy of your fantastic new book in the pumpkin.