Where in the world is Joe?: Sailing with Fabio

Sunday, June 22, 2014

Sailing with Fabio

We've got Fabio Oberto in town for a few days, and I figured I'd take him sailing over the weekend to give him a taste of northern Wisconsin and Lake Superior. Turns out not only does Fabio grow incredible Barolo, but he might be a natural born sailor. Never seasick, completely at home on the boat, more than willing to lend a hand. Hope he can come back for a longer passage.

Below decks, we enjoyed a bottle of JJ Prum 2012 Kabinett, (Riesling is Fabio's favorite grape after Nebbiolo). The wine was stunning, if far too young. We then opened an Oberto 2004 Barolo DOCG from my cellar, which was deep, spicy, and very complex, almost perfect Barolo, but which is yet still too young. It was a more than acceptable pairing with grilled Lake Superior lake trout, caught that very day by local fishermen.

Where is Joe?

When I founded WorldWide Cellars a bunch of years ago, my idea was to nurture my love of European wine, food and culture, and to feed my passion for exploration and discovery. Every place in the world has a story to tell. I consider myself a very lucky guy indeed to be able to make my living traveling, hearing and understanding those stories, eating and drinking and laughing along the way.

The idea behind the blog is simple: to bring fresh information about our producers and their products to the conversation, and to engage as many people as possible in this mutual journey of discovery. Let's have some fun together.

- Joe