Bargain Barbera

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Here's some interesting news. In this year's special issue of Wine & Spirits (fall 2003) titled "What To Order? The Insiders Guide To Choosing Wine In Restaurants", they have a piece on matching wines with Fettucini Bolognese at Il Capriccio in Boston. The customers' favorite wine with this dish was 2000 Il Podere Dell'Olivos Central Coast Barbera. This wine was produced three years after our bargain from Roberto, but this is what they said: "a ripe barbera from Jim Clendenon of Au Bon Climat. It's a softer style that can be enjoyed without food more readily than Roger's (Jeannie Rogers the sommelier) favored Martilde (2001 Oltrepo Pavese Barbera). (She says) "The Martilde is sharp on its own. If someone doesn't try it with the food, they'll most likely go to a wine with the ripeness of Il Podere. Jim Clendenon always says to me, 'You like thin, undeveloped acidic wines.' And I say, 'Yes I tend to go toward the minerality and raciness in wine, rather than the alcohol.'"

So! That Il Poldere Barbera came from Jim Clendenon! Great bottom feeding Roberto!