I appreciate the info. Does the specific vineyard have any meaning (like
"Growths" to Bordeaux, or altitiude/direction of sun that will have a
direct bearing on the quality of the wine produced there)? Or is a
producer and year good enough (for a newbie)?

I think http://www.westcoastwine.net/barolo&barbaresco1.html addresses
this some, but still interested in the groups thoughts.

Thanks again,
Bob

Joe Beppe Rosenberg > wrote:
: These are names of specific vineyards except for Normale which means normal
: or not Riserva. The authorized Barolo communes are Barolo, Serralunga d'
: Alba, Castiglione Falletto, La Morra and Monforte d' Alba.

: --
: Joe "Beppe" Rosenberg
: > wrote in message ...
:> Read the following
:>
: http://www.tastings.com/insiders_clu...%3A%20Bar olo
:>
:> and it looks like there are different types of Barolo (maybe different
:> areas in Piedmont)? A quick web search turns up nothing. What, if any,
:> information can be extracted from words such as:
:>
:> Normale
:> Aborina
:> Brunate
:> Ginestra
:> Rocche
:>
:> and others?
:>
:> TIA,
:> Bob