Ep. 352 Jumbo Shrimp Guide | The "AIAs"

The Italian wine podcast presents the jumbo shrimp guide to Italian wine, a new book for curious wine lovers, narrated in weekly installments. Join us on our journey to Italian wine. Hello, and welcome to another installment of the jumbo shrimp guide to Italian wine presented by the Italian wine podcast. As always, my name is Joy Livingston, your narrator for this series. The jumbo shrimp guy to Italian wine is intended as a quick lighthearted crash course on Italian wine. The material provides a great opportunity for serious wine scholars to refresh on the basics or to use as a reference. At the same time, we hope to bring new fans of Italian wine up to speed. If you're wondering how to get a copy of the book, the Kindle version is available on Amazon. And the paperback is available from positive press dot net. We'll also send you a complimentary paperback copy if you donate any amount to the Italian wine podcast while supplies last. Find details at italian wine podcast dot com or on our social media channels. Our topic this week will explore eyeeye. Who are the IAS and what wine stories do they have to tell? So pour yourself a glass, sit back, relax, and join this journey through Italian wine. I, I, who are the Ias and what wine stories do they have to tell? Family businesses are common in the wine sector, and Italy is no exception. The history of wine in this country has paralleled that of great wine families who have helped shape Italian wine culture and build globally recognized brands. Among the brands, four wines whose names end with Aya have been regarded as not only amongst the finest representatives, but also those with exceptional wine stories to tell. Let us introduce you to Ornelaya, Solaya, SASaya, and Kaya. Ornelaya is a flagship Supertestant producer whose reputation is mainly attributed to the Ornela Borgeri superior doc wine, a bordeaux blend on Tuscany's Marima coast. The estate was founded by Marquesier Lodobico Antinori in nineteen eighty one. And the first Tuscan Bordeaux blend was later released in nineteen eighty five. It was also home to another Super Tuscan Star. Maseto, which separated as an independent winery in two thousand nineteen. The current owner of Ornelaya is one of the world's oldest wine families. The Frisco Baldi are a prominent Florentine Noble family whose involvement in wine production dates back to around thirteen o eight. Originally leading bankers in medieval Florence, they soon became well known for producing Tus in wine. Mikelangelo once exchanged some of his paintings with Fresco Bali for a bottle. The family is even thought to have supplied wine to England's King Henry the eighth. The Fresco Bali also take credit for introducing chardonnay. Cabernet and Merlo to Tuscany in the nineteenth century, sticking to the family's mission, cultivating toscana diversity. The family fast expanded in the second half of the twentieth century. Now ten out of eleven wineries owned by the family are located in Tuscany, including Ornela, which the family fully acquired in two thousand five. Sola. Solaya is the name of the wine and the vineyard, quite self explanatory. It refers to a sunny place indicating the location of the vineyard. Emerging as an experiment to make the best of the remaining cabernet grapes for making Tinaleno wine, few had anticipated that Solaya would rise up so swiftly to be one of the twin wine stars of the Antiniti family. Originally, Solaya was a blend. Driven by cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc. And it was not until the substitution of San Jose to cabernet franc that Solia took the shape of today. Its twin tinianello wine is a San Jose dominated line with the addition of Cabernet sauvignon. The Antinori family has been committed to winemaking since thirteen eighty five when Giovanni Diipiero Antinori became a member of the Arte fiorentina de Vinacieri. The Florentine winemakers Guild. It is now Italy's biggest family owned wine group and manages fifteen wineries across five regions of Italy, steadily investing abroad. The Antinori family also manages or is partially involved in wine projects in the US, Malta, Hungary, Romania, and Chile. Among them sits the world famous Stags leap, the cult wine from Napa Valley. Gaiaia. Gaiaia is a leading Piamonte producer and is credited for making a wide range of nebbiolo based wines, including the flagship Gaiaa Barbarresco docg wine. Which dates back to the very beginning of its founding. Originally, they came from Spain in the seventeenth century. The family didn't actually practice winemaking until eighteen fifty nine when Giovanni started the adventure with only two hectares of vineyard in Barbaresco. With time, the family gradually improved the wine quality and sized up. By the fifth generation Angelogaya took over the family business. Gaiao was already the leading Barabaresco producer with forty hectares of vineyard. Bill Barabaresco enjoyed only regional reputation, Angelo, a trained technologist with international experience. Introduced numerous advanced techniques in both the vineyard and the cellar initiating the winery's modern success and eventually leading Barabaresco Galia and eponymous wine to a sought after iconic wine from Italy. Now the family's winemaking journey has broadened to include Brunolo and Bolgari in Tuscany, and even as far as the Aetna region where a joint venture called IDDA was founded in collaboration with Aetna producer Garachi. The in Chiza de la roqueta family has its origin in Pemonte. However, it was the romantic binding between Mario in Chiza de la roqueta and clarice de la that brought winemaking into reality in the Bulgaria region of Tuscany, where Karice de la Terraceca inherited a large piece of land as the dowry to her marriage in nineteen thirty. Mario had long developed an interest in wine and appreciated the cabaret grapes since his days in pizza as an inology student. It was no wonder that he later created named after Saint Guido Delagera Desca who lived during the eleventh century and introduced experimental cuttings of Cabernet from his friend's vineyard near Piza. The first vineyard slot was chosen right next to Castillo in Bulgaria, and the soil is so pebbly that it was named as Saskicaya, meaning the place with many stones. Whilst initially, Mario kept the Saskicaya wines for family consumption only, He was eventually convinced by his son, Nicolas de la roqueta, and his nephew, Piero Antinoni, to release the nineteen sixty eight vintage to the market in nineteen seventy one. The rest is history. Lesser known to the wine connoisseurs, the family also has a deep passion for thoroughbred horses and natural life protection. Compared with the area under Vine, the Rata Dormelo Olgaeta thoroughbred stud farm, and the bird sanctuary, occupy many more lands at Tanuta San Guido. Wines to try. Nosiola. Nosiola has been linked to Trentino since the fifteenth century, and its isolated geographic location in small mountain top vineyards saved it from being uprooted in favor of international varieties. Though various theories exist, most experts believe the name comes from, meaning hazelnut, due to the color of the grapes and stalks when ripe, as well as the aromas of hazelnut, the wine demonstrates. Sweet examples are made from late harvested and air dried grapes called Trankino Vino Santo. These are anxiously sweet, rich, and complex, with ripe peach, almond paste, lime, candied pineapple, tropical fruit jelly aromas, and flavor. Tasting note. Dry still whites are crisp, light and refreshing with concentrated notes of white flowers, fresh green apple, citrus, and an underlying salinity. Noziola always exhibits high acid and often subtle nuances of hazelnut. Martsemino. A grape which moats are greatly admired, Martsemino is proven to be the offspring of Teroliggo. And a parent of Martsemina Bianca and Refosco Del pedumulo Roso. It is found in the dock of Tarantino, Martsemino. It is mostly planted around the area of Valagarina, and the towns of Roberto and Isera. Zirecie is a well recognized Grand Cruise site. Tasting note, characterized by medium body and lively acidity. One hundred percent Martsemino wines have a red fruit dominant profile. With hints of dried sage, almond, and a slightly bitter finish. Automace. Nearly extinct half a century ago, autumnace has become an iconic white grape. Thanks to the almost overnight success of Cireto Blanger bottling. Launched in the nineteen eighties. It's one of the most important white grapes in Piamonte used for a roeto, DOCG Arnes and the languedoc. Before it became popular as a dry still white wine, Arnes was usually made into a sweet wine. Historically, a small dose of Arnes was used to soften the high acidity of nebbiolo and Barbera wines. Tasting note. Pail straw yellow in color with low to medium acidity. This is why Arnese is rarely if ever used to make sparkling wines. The best wines are fresh and lively exuding notes of fresh white peach and pear with nuances of sweet almond and white flowers. As Arnese oxidizes easily, care must be taken during winemaking to reduce oxygen contact in order to retain its freshness. Thank you for listening to this installment of the Jungle Shroom guide to Italian wine. We'll see you again next Thursday. And remember, the kindle version of the book is available on Amazon and the paperback is available from press dot net. You can also get a complimentary paperback copy by donating any amount to the Italian wine podcast while supplies last. Find Italian wine podcast on Facebook and Instagram. Our Twitter handle is at ita wine podcast and check out at mama jumbo shrimp two two two on TikTok. This has been the jumbo shrimp guide to Italian wine for presented by the Italian wine podcast, an advance listen to the Italian wine story. Join us next week as we continue our narrative journey.