How great is it that we’re coming up on the 54th edition of Wine Blogging Wednesday?
It never ceases to amaze me that the little virtual wine tasting event I created over four years ago is still going and is still so popular.
February’s edition will be hosted by one of my favorite bloggers, David McDuff of McDuff’s Food & Wine Trail.
The theme is one that I’m looking forward to as well: A Passion for Piedmont.
I have to admit, I don’t know a whole lot about the wines of that region in Italy, so this will be a fun edition of WBW for me. David offers a brief run-down saying:
While there are some fine white wines made in the region – from Gavi di Gavi to Roero Arneis to Moscato d’Asti – there’s no denying that Piedmont is red wine country. The Nebbiolo-based wines of Barolo and Barbaresco may steal the thunder. But it’s the wines made from Piedmont’s other two primary varieties – Barbera and Dolcetto – that appear most often on the Piedmontese table. Less common regional specialties like Freisa, Grignolino and Brachetto add local color and help to make Piedmont one of Italy’s most diverse wine zones.
Join us on February 18!
A WBW 54 reminder as well as the first bonus point challenge can be found at: http://mcduffwine.blogspot.com/2009/02/wbw-54-reminder-2-and-bonus-point.html
Great theme, and impressive posts by the host. Check them out on his site.
My contribution:
http://winecase.wordpress.com/2009/02/18/wine-blogging-wednesday-54-how-do-i-love-piedmont-let-me-count-the-ways/.
See you very soon for WBW 55.
Just saw Remy’s post and it will be WBThursday for me… Hoping I’ll make it not tooooo late…
Enjoyed the theme as well and looking forward to the round up. Here is my submission: Piedmont from the Bargain Bin
Look forward to reading how it went.