WINE NEWS /
Barolo Remembers Silvio Pellico
Of the 54 DOC and DOCG wines of Piemonte, Barolo is
not only the most collectible but also enjoys the most illustrious
history. The name Barolo is actually linked to the Risorgimento,
that long road to Italian unity in which Silvio Pellico was a key
player. This patriot edited an important political journal in the
resistance against Austro-Hungarian domination of Italy, for which
he was arrested and sent to a hard labor camp in Austria. During
his imprisonment he wrote his most celebrated work, "Le mie
Prigioni" or ‘My Prisons.’ He was honored this
winter on the 150th anniversary of his death.
The celebration took place in the Palazzo Barolo
di Torino, where Pellico worked for many years as bookkeeper and
secretary to Marquis and Marquise Tancredi
and Giulia Falletti. It was in this
period that the groundbreaking work of Carlo Alberto and Paolo Francesco
Staglieno was developing and publicizing the great red wine that
would come to be known as Barolo. Officials chronicled Pellico’s
literary career and its relevance to the Risorgimento, and they illustrated
his close bonds with important figures in the enological history
of the area. The winemakers of Castiglione Falletto - an elite site
that houses such estates as Scavino
and Giacosa -
concluded the event with a presentation of a limited production private
line
of
vintage
2000 Barolo. These bottles sport a specially designed label
with a medallion portrait of Pellico surrounded by symbolic representations
of his life and influence on the Barolo zone.
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