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Located, as its name suggests, at the foot of the Alps bordering France and Switzerland, Piedmont is the second largest of Italy\u2019s 20 regions, after Sicily.<\/p>\n
Recognized for its industry like Fiat in Turin, Piedmont is also one of the greatest regions in the world in terms of cuisine (don\u2019t forget the white truffles from Alba!) and wine!<\/p>\n
With 46 DOC and 4 DOCG, Piedmont has more wine appellations than any other Italian region.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”6241″ img_size=”400×200″ alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
Braida has been created in 1961 by Giacomo Bologna. He has been recognized as the first winemaker to raise the quality from a traditional table Barbera to a fine wine.<\/p>\n
In 1982, Braida launched Bricco dell\u2019 Uccellone, a \u201cSuper Barbera\u201d.<\/p>\n
The wines were aged in small, French oak barrels in order to compensate for Barbera\u2019s lack of tannins. The result was a deeply flavourful, complex wine out of a variety normally considered to be an acidic filler.<\/p>\n
Now, the children, Raffaella and Giuseppe, run the wine estate. They have made Braida one of the most respected wineries in Piedmont.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
“Ai Suma”, in Piedmontese dialect, means “There we are”! Going against the advice given to him by everyone, Giacomo Bologna produced a late harvest<\/strong> of Barbera.<\/p>\n After that, the wine needs a major aging: 15 months in oak barrels and 12 months in bottle. an aging necessary to give those characters of complexity, texture and softness that are typical of Barbera.<\/p>\n “Flashes of wild thyme and rosemary aromas are followed by blackberry, plum and sweet spice notes in this monster red. Powerful, dense and concentrated, with a long, fruit-stained and spicy aftertaste.” – Wine Spectator, 92 points<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Grape:<\/strong> 100% Barbera<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6315,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"\n