Generosa Barbera, drinking it seems to us to be alone in a storm at sea challengers ... Carducci
La Barbera, a wine feminine elegant and dashing personality. Carducci with these verses makes it clear the character.
A wine of Piedmont among my favorites, mentioned for the first time in history in 1249 in a document deposited in the chapter of Casale Monferrato. It spread first in the territory they then radiate in Asti and Monferrato in the Tortona.
The opportunity came with me to celebrate it with pleasure “Barbera Revolution”, the vertical tasting of Coppo Barbera d'Asti Canelli on Wednesday, 23 Last October the Chick'nQuick - Sadler Milan.
The GUID Espert sommelier Luca Gardini led us, during serata, wine tasting and history. The dishes Claudio Sadler a pleasant meeting of flavors, he's defined "traditionally avant-garde".
La Barbera 1947, Barbera d'Asti Pomorosso vintages 2010, 2004, 1996, 1989 and finally Moscato d'Asti Moncalvina 2011 are the wines tasted Coppo.
A company in the hills of Canelli, handed down from generation to generation that does well one hundred and twenty years. New levers that look, in addition to a global market became, to a changing climate that will alter the choices and productions.
As he says Luca Gardini: “Any natural product, Barbera also, has its own evolution. "
During the evening I had the pleasure of chatting with Gianni Coppo. As I often say people are important: are the transposition of the personality and character of what they produce.
He told me and I told him, greeting him a promise: “See you in Canelli.”
Barbera means everything, for us 120 years of history dedicated to this wine, for Piedmont is its soul hidden, Most Popular, more magical. Fam. Coppo - Canelli