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Barolo Chinato, What is it?
Barolo Chinato is an astonishing aromatized and fortified wine that is exclusive to the Barolo region…
Italy
Discovering Barolo, The Wine of Kings
Barolo is regarded one of Italy’s greatest wines, with the best expression of the Nebbiolo grape varietal (see Valtellina for other expressions of this grape variety). Although its origins are shrouded in obscurity, its rise to prominence is not.
Supposedly, the red wines of this region were…
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What are the finest Crus of Barolo
Certain vineyard locations have historically enjoyed greater reputation and produced more distinct wines according to Barolo region locals and Piedmont wine professionals. The higher costs paid by négociants for grapes and wines from these specific vineyards reinforce this idea of higher quality…
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Modern Barolo vs. Traditional Barolo: Understanding this Epic Battle
The townships of Barolo, La Morra, Castiglione Falletto, Serralunga d’Alba, and the northern half of Monforte d’Alba have historically formed the heart of the Piedmont region, as well as outlying areas in a number of smaller townships added over time…
Wine Education
The ‘Barolo Boys’, what are they?
There was a group of young producers in the early 1980s that strongly believed in the need to modernize the wines of Barolo, the iconic wine from Piedmont made from the indigenous Nebbiolo grape variety.
They began experimenting with a more approachable style…
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About the exceptional Piedmont vintages of the 1990s and 2000s for Barolo, Barbaresco and Barbera
Even though the wines from Piedmont (Italy) have known some good vintages in the 1990s and 2000s, there have been 6 vintages that were particularly and unanimously recognized as exceptional vintages..
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Söri in Italian Piedmont, Kézako?
In Barolo, Barbaresco, Langhe and Roero, the best vineyard sites are often referred to as Bricco or Söri.
A Söri is used to designate a well-exposed and sunny site…
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Bricco in Italian Piedmont, Kézako?
In Barolo, Barbaresco, Langhe and Roero, the best vineyards sites are often calle Bricco or Söri.
Bricco is a superior site…
Italy
Overview of the Piedmont region: the wine jewel of Italy
Piemonte encompasses the majority of Italy’s northwest and is the country’s second largest wine region after Sicily. This region is a rich source of high-quality and atypical wines made from over 20 different, often unique grape varietals. These vines are exclusively grown on hillsides, and the vineyard area exceeds 45 000 hectares…
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More about Dolcetto: Piemonte’s indigenous red grape variety
Dolcetto is a typical red grape variety from Piemonte (Italy). Before phylloxera, Dolcetto was the most extensively grown grape variety in Piemonte.
The name translates as “little sweet one,” alluding not to the wine, which is often dry, but to the level of sweetness that remains in the grape at harvest…