So I’m at Oleana in Boston. With a 28 Zagat food rating, I was looking forward to great things from Chef Ana Sortun of Spice fame (review to follow later this week.) Everything is going great and then there it was on the dessert menu. Chinato of Nebbiolo, Damilano ‘Barolo Chinato,’ Piemonte, Italy. I am nothing close to an expert on things wine but always thought I had the big pieces mapped out. This was truly new to me. Did I really have a choice?
Initially, I had the sense the class had been filled with a homeopathic remedy for a disease I could only hope I did not have and would not ever get. Sure enough, though, after a time one could detect the definite presence of Barolo. This was no ordinary wine. The medicinal overtones remained throughout the glass but I could imagine acquiring a taste for the stuff. You could almost say I liked it before it was all over.
Turns out that homeopathic remedy was not that far off the mark. In the 1800s, pharmacists prepared compounds of spices to treat flu, colds, headaches, digestive and appetite problems and other ailments. These compounds were produced from the few basic pharmaceutical products available. Of note was pharmacist Giuseppe Cappellano, who seriously undertook the creation of an efficient digestive. Ultimately, he developed an infusion of quinine bark, clove, wormwood and cinnamon. By the mid-1900s, Barolo Chinato had practically disappeared due its costliness. It is available now from a handful of suppliers in the $70+ range. As with most things food, I encourage you to give it a try and see if it’s a fit for you.
Never heard of Chinato. sounds intriguing. have a safe trip in Boston.
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Thanks, I’ll check it out.
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Christian,
Chinese also has tonic or medicinal wines. Some of them are definitely not your liking such as wine with snake’s gallbladder.
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Christian, It is interesting that wormwood is in it. That is the main ingredient in absinthe. Mark
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Christian, It is interesting that wormwood is in it. That is the main ingredient in absinthe. Mark
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Do you recommend just googling to find the suppliers?
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I had a hard time finding any sources online. Check Binny’s or Total Beverage. But your best bet may be a small boutique wine store.
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In Germany and Austria they often drink those little bottles of digestives after a big meal. Then they proceed to get plastered on schnapps!
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Thanks for that. One more thing to try.
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Christian - Your epicurean adventures are always intriguing to follow.
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Traditiona chinese medicine practitioners formulate simlar wines. They combine different herbs and other substances for specific conditions. Apparently, the fermentation process and the presence of alcohol make them more absorbable.
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Chinato? Never heard of it. But if it is expensive, I probably wouldn’t like it. I have to admit that I love cheap wine. I always drink those fruity arbor mist wines with the screw on cap! LOL Cheap date
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Sounds intriguing!!!
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Sounds interesting. However, I’m not much of a wine drinker. Interesting post though.
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Never heard of it. Sounds nice.
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I don’t know much about wine. I’m a beer guy. i’ll take your word on it.
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At $70 bucks a bottle it’s not likely I’ll go for something that tastes medicinal. A glass, okay. Interesting that many of the European countries have their own version of a digestive to be taken after a meal - usually something involving alcohol.
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