This seminar, Challenge of the Red Titans, was fun. It was held Friday afternoon and we had spent the week preceding with serious discussions of Italian wines. We deserved a dash of fun, but the seminar still provided us with valuable information about Italian red wines. We learned a bit about how the big Italian blockbuster wineries are reshaping themselves towards a more lyrical and uplifted style. Our moderators were Filippo Bartolotta and Neal McLennan. Our esteemed winery principals were Matteo Allegrini, Federica Boffa Pio, Thomas Cuni, Federico De Cerchio, Livia Le Divelec, Giovanni Mazzei, Francesco Ricasoli, Pierangelo Tommasi, and Adam Verona.
I will cover the introduction to the seminar by Filippo and Neal, followed by the discussion of each of the wines by their winery principals and my tasting notes for each wine. I have not checked to see which of these wines are carried by BC Liquor stores or private stores in BC. I recognize some of the wines, so there should be some in our market. Other wines, may have been brought in specially for the VanWineFest, so if there are any of these specialty wines around, they would most likely be at the BC Liquor store in Vancouver on Cambie at 39th Street.
Our speakers with Filippo Bartolotta standing in the back Featured Wines
Allegrini Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2019
Famiglia De Cerchio Torre Zambra Villamagna 2019
Frescobaldi Castel Giocondo Brunello di Montalcino 2018
Marchesi Mazzei Doppiozeta Noto Rosso DOC 2019
Michele Chiarlo Nizza Riserva “La Court” DOCG 2020
Pio Cesare Barolo 2018
Ricasoli Colledilà Chianti Classico
This Article was originally published on My Wine Pal
