Dolcetto wines are known for black cherry and liquorice with some prune flavours, and a characteristically bitter finish reminiscent of almonds. While the name implies sweetness, the wines are normally dry.

Jul 6, 2022 · Dolcetto is a grape variety that is deeply tied to a single region: Piedmont, in the northwest of Italy. Dolcetto wine has earned a strong reputation among sommeliers and ardent …

In Piedmont, Dolcetto’s home, the name means “little sweet one.” Funny enough, wines are generally tart with loads of black fruit flavors and occasionally aggressive tannins. One of …

Discover the allure of Dolcetto, Italy's casually serious table wine. Explore its charm, versatility, and rich flavors.

Feb 1, 2024 · Dolcetto is a dark-skinned wine grape from the Monferrato hills of northwestern Italy. It produces soft, fruity wines with colors varying from deep ruby to purple. A typical Dolcetto wine is intensely and brightly colored and offers dark, gently spicy aromas with earthy undertones of almonds – or walnuts in more tannic examples.

Feb 12, 2019 · Being born in the land of Nebbiolo (king Barolo and queen Barbaresco’s reign), throughout most of its native region, Dolcetto is treated as a “second fiddle” wine, being used …

Jun 7, 2021 · Dolcetto ("little sweet one") is a soft, fruity red grape variety grown only in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, where it is drunk young (in the first two to three years) as a varietal wine.

Dolcetto is usually regarded as the third of Piedmont’s great red grapes, with nebbiolo the king in terms of prestige, and barbera easily the most prolific. Wines made from dolcetto are seen as the everyday wines of Piedmont, with a bottle always on the table.

Dolcetto is a red wine grape best known in the Piedmont region in Italy, with smaller plantings elsewhere. The Dolcetto grape ripens early and produces wines with profoundly deep color and light acidity.

Dolcetto has a beautiful deep color ranging from ruby red to purple. Its aromas are usually quite congruent with the taste and include red berry jams, plums and cherry flavors with a slightly bitter almond finish.