Was it a dream, or was it perfectly matured Barbaresco? There were many highlights of the 2008 Barbaresco Wine Fest, featuring ALDO VACCA of Produttori del Barbaresco, and RENATO VACCA of Cantina del Pino. At the STIR dinner in Boston, intrepid participants discovered the incredible longevity of traditional Barbaresco from the Produttori–truly astounding! At the OLEANA dinner in Cambridge, guests tasted traditional Barbaresco, and a range of stunning Piedmont wines from Renato Vacca, a rising star in Piedmont, who has been making wine for barely ten years! We celebrated these very different, and equally impressive accomplishments by both wineries by, well, tasting them, of course! Thanks to all who participated and made this a very memorable event to start the new year in vino! (For more photos, click on Photo Gallery, Barbaresco Wine Fest.)