Piedmontese Wines: The Classics and the Obscure

May 27, 2021 389

BY: Valentina Vercelli

Some of Italy's most celebrated wines are produced in Piedmont. When it comes to these Piedmontese wines, the spotlight is on Barolo and Barbaresco, the world-renowned reds made from Nebbiolo that can age for decades, but the region also boasts plenty of other wines worth a sip. 

Barbera and Dolcetto are two red wines made from the grape varieties bearing their respective names. Both represent an equally genuine, though a tad bit less “snobbish,” flavor of the region. The delicious, little-known grape variety Pelaverga proffers up subtle, deep, and elegant reds produced in Verduno, a region located in the province of Cuneo. 

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