Italian Wines

"Ogni uss a l'ha so tanbuss." This piemontese proverb is on all of the Monchiero Carbone labels. Literally, it means 'every door has its clapper' but the symbolic meaning of the phrase is 'behind every door there is a secret' and for the Monchiero Carbone family, the secret is their winemaking. In 1990, Marco and Francesco Carbone started vinifying and three years later, Francesco took over as General Manager. Monchiero Carbone wine production began during the beginning of the 1900's when Clotilde Valente (the grandmother on the Monchiero side of the family) purchased the Monbirone vineyards with her dowry. She focused on making high-quality wines intended for ageing, something very unusual for the time. Today, the Monchiero Carbone wines feature some of the finest wines in the Roero.

Birbet is made by on the skins fermentation of brachetto grapes grown in the Roero. With long bunches of small, scattered grapes, this variety stands out for its aromatic qualities, which are rather similar to those of Moscato. Birbet is a sweet wine. Its intense aromas are best noted when it is served young and with sweets at the finale of a meal. It is ruby-red in color ( almost garnet) with a very fine mousse and a soft, smooth taste that is round, well-balanced and attractive.