Tasting Barolo Chinato

Take Barolo, add spice, and savor.

, and loved, Cappellano Barolo Chinato (n.v.) at a restaurant recently. I am highly interested in getting a bottle of it, and it’s what I would consider quite a splurge. I’m the only drinker in my house, and rarely...

Anybody seen Barolo chinato on a local wine shop shelf recently? Image: http://www.gastarea.it/images/etichette/VINO017702.jpg

General info on Barolo Chinato: http://www.kobrandwineandspirits.com/products/view_factsheet.php?c=mic007 Generic Sources: http://www.wine-searcher.com/regions/barolo+chinato/1 NJ Source: Liquor Outlet Wine Cellars 289 Myrtle Avenue

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-Campari sorbetto, perfect cleansing taste to end the meal That sorbetto reminded me of Barolo chinato so I ordered a glass and it was a great pairing. No panna cotta! The pastry chef wanted a change.

are astounding!) because hey! free dinner! Had the Bordeaux flight (nice,$14?) and nooodle’s great syrah (she’ll have to post the name, can’t remember). The best part though was trying a dessert wine we had...

for Manhattans in my book is a Barolo Chinato, although they’re pricy and harder to find. http://tailvirgin.blogspot.com/

on the table we didn’t finish. The caramel sauce on the ginger cake had the complexity and texture the caramel at NoPa lacked. Wines were uniformly delicious and interesting except the first white in the flight. This was...

). And, while I understand it is largely consumed after dinner in Italy, Barolo Chinato makes a great apertif on the rocks.

After Lambrusco and Txacoli, I’d probably go with Chinon with the short ribs. With the dessert, maybe Brachetto, a sweet Lambrusco, or Barolo Chinato.

, and knows his wine. He told me all about why the Barolo Chinato wine he uses in his very tasty crema di cioccolato al barolo chinato tastes the way it does. How the climate of the region affects the grapes, how the production...

, caramelized endive and orange and the extra, not great truffles) and veal 2 ways (slow roasted short rib and twice cooked sweetbreads with chestnut spaetzle piopini mushrooms and barolo chinato. Both of these dishes were...

vermouth, whipped cream, Dr. Brown’s black cherry soda - Irish float – Caramel ice cream, Jameson whiskey, Baily’s and Murphy’s stout Good dessert wines too like Barolo Chinato Cocchi. The tail list has gotten more interesting....

of the bar at 9 Park is creative, unusual and well-balanced tails. He also could have asked for a different gin and I’m sure they would have obliged him. we once ordered drinks for which they didn’t quite have enough...