After an exhaustive search, Miss Kitty and I have settled on this graphic as the figurehead for our 2007 Barolo vintage, dubbed Pissed Red. Believe it or not, she, not I, came up with the name. I was much too distracted with the methodology behind the nebbiolo grape used to create a fine Barolo wine to fetter my mind with name calling.
That didn't come out right. Regardless, Barolo wine originated in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy bordering France and Switzerland. Barolo is made from the nebbiolo grape, with 'nebbiolo' being derived from the local dialect root word 'nebbia', translating in English to: Fog.
The juice concentrate that we used to craft this fine wine was from the piedmont region of the Cascade Mountains in Washington state, an area that closely mimics the Italian area of the original grape, both in weather and soil composition.
So far we've sampled the Pissed Red and it's a perfect accompaniment to any meat. It's at best, only gently tannin-y, mildly fruity, and washes off the palate immediately, while still providing an enjoyable wine experience.
Overall I have to say that we'll probably barrel another batch as soon as possible!
Cheers!
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3 comments:
You're like crazy people, right?
To the anonymouse above:
"Crazy people" ? I have never noticed that. No, kidding, that´s why we like them ... because they only seem "like" crazy people.
Will you bottle "Pissed Red" ? For export ? I guess a bottle of that would be a gem in any household.
When I read this, I had to laugh out loud. And you know what follows laughing: coughing. So thanks for that ;-).
My goodness, if I had a nickel for every time someone asked me if I was crazy I'd have a quarter.
ygfa...I don't think that I can legally ship wine overseas. You'll just have to pop over the pond and pick some up for yourself!
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