Barbera Meeting 2010: Day 2, But Looking Back at Yesterday

Snow lies on the hillsides of Piedmont, blanketing the dormant vines. The weather is chilly, but the clouds cleared away and the sun shone all day. The wineries we visited yesterday afternoon were chillier, as they always are, with their cellars dug into the ground and their tank rooms paved in concrete. As one estate owner said, though, with unerring …