Piedmont

Forza Italia! Lots of wines from Piedmont in northwest Italy. Lots of good wines. Some winebuyers get confused. A few simple rules...


Good Names

Most of the big guys make good wines of every stripe, from an every day Dolcetta to a big, special Barolo.


Barolo is the bomb

The most famous grape in Piedmont is the noble Nebbiolo, which makes the long-lived Barolo and Barbaresco

A few names to look out for:
Baudanna
Brovia (Garblet Sue RP 95 pts)
Clerico (WS calls the Ciabot Mentin Ginestra "spectacular." Also try Pajana, which Piedmont review calls "potent, massive, super-ripe.")
Gaja (especially Sperss)
Vietti (especially Brunate and Rocche, WS 95 pts)


Dolcetto d'Alba

Dolcetto is a black wine grape variety widely grown in Piedmont. The name means "little sweet one," though it is nearly always a dry wine.

Brovia "Vigna Villej" (Available at PJ Wine, Astor)
Clerico Visadi (try it at Char No. 4)


Barbera d’Asti

Poderi Alasia "Rive" (try at Gabriel's NYC)


Arneis

Dry white made from the Arneis grape. Clerico, Vietti and other big guys make some of the best examples.


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