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Barolo
Barolo ( , , ; ) is a red (DOCG) wine produced in the northern Italian region of Piedmont. It is made from the nebbiolo grape and is often described as one of Italy's greatest wines. The zone of production extends into the communes of Barolo, Castiglione Falletto, Serralunga d'Alba and parts of the communes of Cherasco, Diano d'Alba, Grinzane Cavour, La Morra, Monforte d'Alba, Novello, Roddi, and Verduno, all in the province of Cuneo, south-west of Alba. Although production codes have always stipulated that vineyards must be located on hillsides, the most recent revision of the production code released in 2010 goes further, categorically excluding valley floors, humid and flat areas, areas without sufficient sunlight, and areas with full-on northern exposures.K. O'Keefe ''Barolo and Barbaresco: the King and Queen of Italian Wine'' California University Press 2014 Barolo is often described as having the aromas of tar and roses, and the wines are noted for their abili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nebbiolo
Nebbiolo (, ; ) is an Italian red wine grape variety predominantly associated with its native Piedmont region, where it makes the ''Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita'' (DOCG) wines of Barolo, Barbaresco, Gattinara, Ghemme, and Roero, together with numerous DOC wines. Nebbiolo is thought to derive its name from the Italian or Piedmontese , meaning ' fog'. During harvest, which generally takes place late in October, a deep, intense fog sets into the Langhe region where many Nebbiolo vineyards are located. Alternative explanations refer to the fog-like glaucous veil that forms over the berries as they reach maturity, or that perhaps the name is derived instead from the Italian word , meaning 'noble'. Nebbiolo produces lightly-colored red wines which can be highly tannic in youth with scents of tar and roses. As they age, the wines take on a characteristic brick-orange hue at the rim of the glass and mature to reveal other aromas and flavours such as violets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barolo, Piedmont
Barolo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 30 April 2009, it had a population of 750 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Barolo borders the following municipalities: Castiglione Falletto, La Morra, Monforte d'Alba, Narzole, and Novello. Barolo is an important wine-producing area noted for its Barolo wine of the same name, and many wineries such as Poderi Colla have vineyards here. Barolo is home to the multi-coloured art project The Chapel of Barolo by American artist Sol LeWitt Solomon "Sol" LeWitt (September 9, 1928 – April 8, 2007) was an American artist linked to various movements, including conceptual art and minimalism. LeWitt came to fame in the late 1960s with his wall drawings and "structures" (a term he pref ... and English artist David Tremlett created in 1999. It is one of ("The mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piemonte (wine)
Piedmont wine is the range of Italian wines made in the region of Piedmont, in the northwestern corner of Italy. The best-known wines from the region include Barolo and Barbaresco. They are made from the Nebbiolo grape. These wines are ideal for storage and a well-aged Barolo for instance may leave a feeling of drinking velvet because the tannins are polished and integrated more and more into the wine. As the wine matures the colour becomes more brownish and rust-red. Other popular grapes used for red wine production are Barbera and Dolcetto. Wine made with the Barbera grape is often fruity, with high acidity. It can be delicate with less tannin than wine made from the Nebbiolo grape. Dolcetto on the other side, is not, as the name indicates, sweet. Dolcetto means "little sweet one" (''dolce'' is the Italian word for "sweet"). The grape gives fresh and dry red wines with some tannin. The wines made with the Dolcetto grape are typically consumed relatively young. The sparkling w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Wine
Italian wine () is produced in every region of Italy. Italy is the country with the widest variety of indigenous grapevine in the world, with an area of under vineyard cultivation, as well as the List of wine-producing regions#Countries, world's largest wine producer and the largest exporter . Contributing 49.8 million Hectolitre, hl of wine in 2022, Italy accounted for over 19.3% of global production, ahead of French wine, France (17.7%) and Spanish wine, Spain (13.8%); the following year, production decreased by 11.5 million hl, and Italy was surpassed by France. Italian wine is also popular domestically among Italians, who consume a yearly average of 46.8 litres per capita, ranking third in world wine consumption. The origins of viticulture, vine-growing and winemaking in Italy has been illuminated by recent research, stretching back even before the Phoenicians and wine, Phoenician, Etruscans and Ancient Greece and wine, Greek settlers, who produced wine in Italy before Ancien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Cuneo
The province of Cuneo (; ) is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. To the west, it borders the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ( departments of Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Hautes-Alpes), to the north the Metropolitan City of Turin, to the east the province of Asti and to the south the Ligurian provinces of Savona and Imperia. It is also known as , because it is the largest province in Piedmont and the fourth-largest in Italy (following Sassari, South Tyrol and Foggia). Briga Marittima and Tenda were part of this province before their cession to France in 1947. Municipalities Its capital is the city of Cuneo. Of the 250 comuni in the province, the largest by population are: The full list is: * Acceglio * Aisone * Alba * Albaretto della Torre * Alto * Argentera * Arguello * Bagnasco * Bagnolo Piemonte * Baldissero d'Alba * Barbaresco * Barge * Barolo * Bastia Mondovì * Battifollo * Beinette * Bellino * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monforte D'Alba
Monforte d'Alba is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. Monforte d'Alba borders the following municipalities: Barolo, Castiglione Falletto, Dogliani, Monchiero, Novello, Roddino, and Serralunga d'Alba. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). Monforte d'Alba is part of the zone of the Barolo Barolo ( , , ; ) is a red (DOCG) wine produced in the northern Italian region of Piedmont. It is made from the nebbiolo grape and is often described as one of Italy's greatest wines. The zone of production extends into the communes of Baro ... wine production area. References Cities and towns in Piedmont Borghi più belli d'Italia {{Cuneo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castiglione Falletto
Castiglione Falletto () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. Castiglione Falletto borders the following municipalities: Alba, Barolo, La Morra, Monforte d'Alba, and Serralunga d'Alba Serralunga d'Alba is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. Serralunga d'Alba borders the following municipalities: Alba, Castiglione F .... See also * Arnaldo Rivera * Terre del Barolo Twin towns * Muntelier, Switzerland References Cities and towns in Piedmont {{Cuneo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Morra
La Morra is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,668 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute National Institute of Statistics (Italy), Istat. The municipality of La Morra contains the ''frazione, frazioni'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Annunziata, Santa Maria, Rivalta, and Berri. La Morra borders the following municipalities: Alba (CN), Alba, Barolo (commune), Barolo, Bra (Cuneo), Bra, Castiglione Falletto, Cherasco, Narzole, Roddi, and Verduno. History La Morra originated as Murra (Latin: "sheep fencing"), a village built in the ancient Rome, Roman era by the nearby town of Alba Pompeia. In 1631 it became a possession of the House of Savoy. Long a major wine growing region, it was illegal in La Morra to cut down a Nebbiolo vine. The penalties for this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novello, Piedmont
Novello is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region of Piedmont. It is located approximately southeast of Turin and northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 968 and covered an area of .All demographics and other statistics: the Italian statistical institute Istat. Novello shares borders with the following municipalities: Barolo, Lequio Tanaro, Monchiero, Monforte d'Alba, and Narzole. International relations Novello is twinned with: * Kristinestad, Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ... References Cities and towns in Piedmont {{Cuneo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denominazione Di Origine Controllata E Garantita
The following four classification of wine, classifications of wine constitute the Italy, Italian system of labelling and legally protecting Italian wine: * ''Denominazione di origine'' (DO, rarely used; ; 'designation of origin'); * ''Indicazione geografica tipica'' (IGT; ; 'indication of geographical typicality'); * ''Denominazione di origine controllata'' (DOC; ; 'controlled designation of origin'); and * ''Denominazione di origine controllata e garantita'' (DOCG; ; 'controlled and guaranteed designation of origin'). The system was introduced in 1963 shortly after the Treaty of Rome established Italy as a founding member of the European Economic Community, and was modelled on the extant French ''appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) laws. It was overhauled in 1992 to match new European Union law on protected designation of origin, introducing the more general ''denominazione di origine protetta'' (DOP) designation for foods and agricultural products, including wines. Further ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oak (wine)
Oak is used in winemaking to vary the color, flavor, tannins (wine), tannin profile and texture of wine. It can be introduced in the form of a barrel during the fermentation (wine), fermentation or aging barrel, aging periods, or as free-floating chips or stave (wood), staves added to wine fermented in a vessel like stainless steel. Oak barrels can impart other qualities to wine through evaporation and low level exposure to oxygen.J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Wine Course'' Third Edition pg 91-93 Abbeville Press 2003 History In early History of wine, wine history, the amphora was the vessel of choice for the storage (wine), storage and transportation of wine. Due to the perishable nature of wood material it is difficult to trace the usage of barrels in history. The Greek historian Herodotus noted that ancient Mesopotamians used barrels made of palm wood to transport wine along the Euphrates. Palm is a difficult material to bend and fashion into barrels, however, and wine merch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alba, Piedmont
Alba (; ) is a town and ''comune'' of Piedmont, Italy, in the Province of Cuneo. It is one of the main cities in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato. The town is famous for its white truffle and wine production. The confectionery group Ferrero is based there. The city joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in October 2017. History Alba's origins date from before the Roman civilization, connected probably to the presence of Celtic and Ligurian tribes in the area. The modern town occupies the site of ancient Alba Pompeia, the name given after being officially recognized as a town by the Roman consul Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo while constructing a road from Aquae Statiellae ( Acqui) to Augusta Taurinorum (Turin). Alba was the birthplace of Publius Helvius Pertinax, briefly Roman emperor in 193. After the fall of the Western Empire, the city was repeatedly sacked by Ostrogoths, Burgundians, Byzantines, Lombards, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
