Piedmont Wine Tasting: June 5

The Lower Falls Wine Co. will be holding a special wine tasting on Thursday, June 5, from 5-6:30pm.

"The Piedmont (or simply Piemonte) tucked up in Italy's northwestern corner is a hedonistic vinous and gustatory playground. Grapes such as nebbiolo and barbera are the titans here. Piemontese wines offer lusty, earthy, lingering flavors which can be a pleasing departure from the cabernet-merlot axis.

The Piedmont is officially one of winedom's hottest zones. Kerri and Phil spent a week in April knocking on cellar doors and came away highly impressed. A streak of strong vintages capped off by the stupendous 2004's has the wine scene buzzing. Over the years, we see better producers crafting "finer" wines showcasing seductive fruit and taming the shrillness of decades past. Some bottles taste positively "Burgundian"!

The tentative line-up includes...

Cavallotto Barolo Vignolo Riserva 2001
Conterno-Fantino Barbera Vignota 2006
L. Einaudi Barolo 2004
Gaja Barbaresco DOCG 2004
E. Grasso Barolo Ginestra Casa Mate 2004
L. Pira Barolo Vigna Marenca 2004
Vietti Nebbiolo Perbacco 2005
Mascarello Barolo Santo Stefano 2000
Elio Perrone Moscato Sourgal 2007

These should be some excellent Italian wines and I highly recommend this tasting. I will be there, with a contingent of the North Shore Winers, so maybe I will see you there.

Lower Falls Wine Co.
2366 Washington Street (Rt. 16)
Newton Lower Falls, MA
Phone: (617) 332-3000