And so began the talk given by the wonderful ampelographer Enza Cavallero, by now in her early eighties, at the Nascetta conference held in Novello last Saturday. She did not talk much about Nascetta as a grape variety, since historical notes about it are scarce, but instead gave the producers suggestions about how to handle this rare Piedmont grape variety. According to this writer from Turin, Nascetta always needs to made into wine without blending it with other varieties, its production quantities need to be kept small, its uniqueness and organoleptic qualities need to be emphasized when promoting it, it pairs … Continua →