QOTD: no. I’ll add one to my “to do” list

QOTD: Barbera d’Alba is a top 6 favorite of mine. That being said, it has been a while since I opened one. I probably only have a couple in the cellar right now. I will open one soon.

I recently went to a tasting at my local wine shop, where the owner said Barbera is notable for its low tannins. I loved the wines, but wanted to know if the wines tried on this episode were unusually high in tannin for Barbera, or were they at the characteristic level.

Great show today, Gary. It’s good to see you so excited about all 3 wines.

QOTD: Yes, I’ve had a barbera, but it’s been quite a while, and I rather forgot about them.

Thanks for the reminder.

Lover Barbera, I buy what is available around here (Helena, MT) which is not much.

PS. How do you ad an avatar to your name in the comments?

QOTD: The 04 Giacomo Conterno Barbera D’Alba (I forget the designation) is really awesome, but a little pricey. I’ve had a couple of Barbera D’Asti, which seem to be lighter and a little easier to drink, plus they were less expensive.

Thanks, Gary. Again and again the show is educational and motivational (not sure if that is a word!). Keep them coming!

QOTD:
The finest wines in the world are coming from the Piedmont.

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Barbara’s are awesome and gotta love the prices, but what were you thinking……….momma told me to never, ever, ever, ever mix cheese and any fish based pasta dish, what’sa matter wit you, eh!!! Loved the show, I glad to see someone else pumped up about Barbara, Dolcetto and Brunella di Montalcino. Grazie molto!!!!.

QOTD: 1.YES, 2.NOTHING 🙂
GREAT SHOW!

QOTD: I have actually had several Barbera wines…however most were California Barberas. Good episode. I am going to have to find a way to have wines shipped from you guys to Hawaii. Your prices are so much cheaper it is ridiculous.

Hadn’t seen the Conan clip before…. truly spectacular. Congrats !

QOTD: Haven’t had a Barbera. Those sound awesome though. What am I waiting for? Free shipping =).

Nobody puts Baby in a corner…Unless its Baby Barbera D’Asti, that’s ready for me to have a glass of any day of the week, especially with some good old Italian Food. Great stuff, but I’ve never had a D’Alba, lookin forward to one. Hey Gary, when are you gonna rock some wines made by winemakers whose names are Gary like Gary Farrell and the such? just a thought…And when are you gonna do a Jumilla/Monastrell episode!!! The secret values of the world, unless you don’t want to gibe the secret away.

Strike that, the first two are sold out already, looks like free shipping wouldn’t have helped me out anyway.

Gary. Fantastic episode. Hadn’t gotten a chance to see WLTV in a while but what an episode to get back in the swing of things.
QOTD: 1. No 2. Hard to find a good selection of wine around where I live (Chinle, AZ).

nice epiode! love when you go Italian. i am one of those bad people who pazzz over Barbera and choose the other B’s most often. will need to remedy that.

QOTD: My college graduation

Never had it. Something new to try.

Nice something new to try.

Tomorrow Magics will kill the Knicks!!!

Never had a barbera, i don’t know what I’m waiting for? I hate myself.

And here I thought they would all be sold out, but not quite.

Yes, the last WOTM on the forum was a Barbera. Nice enough stuff. And I have this bottle of California barbera that I am not quite sure what to make of, but it’s 8 bucks at the grocery down the street, so it’s got that going for it.

ABSOLUTELY I’ve had Barbera, love the stuff, in fact last year I got really high on some 1996 vintage Barbera from the Oltrepo Pavese region in Lombardia. And to those who say Barbera can’t age well, I say HUMBUG! (Check Winespectator, every Barbera review has a “drink now” recommendation for even the highly scored ones – PHOOEY!) I like it old-school, w/little or no oak aging, and real tobacco and earth coming through, and it WILL go 10+ years!

haha after the big rant he tastes the wine and actually swallows! That’s the first time I have ever seen him drink instead of spit. “its good to drink wine”
nice compliment
you can tell he really liked that one