PIEMONTE
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GENERAL FACTS:
● Location: Northwest, landlocked
40% white
60% red
● 48.100 hectares of vineyards
● Number of DOCG wines: 19 / DOC wines: 42
● Most characteristic native grapes:
Nebbiolo (red)
Barbera (red)
Dolcetto (red)
Arneis (white)
● Uniqueness:
Piemonte has many great wine regions, one needs only say Barolo & Barbaresco... and both reds and whites are made. A lot of the wines in Piemonte are single varietal wines.
● Fun facts:
Nebbiolo is Piemonte's noblest grape, and as a favoured child has many nicknames depending on location as for example Chiavennasca or Spanna.
Terre Alfieri
19 DOCG:
● Alta Langa (Chadonnay, Pinot Nero)
● Asti / Moscato d'Asti (Moscato Bianco)
● Barbaresco (Nebbiolo)
● Barbera d'Asti (Barbera)
● Barbera del Monferrato Superiore (Barbera)
● Barolo (Nebbiolo)
● Brachetto d'Acqui (Brachetto)
● Canelli (Moscato Bianco)
● Dogliani (Dolcetto)
● Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba (Dolcetto)
● Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore (Dolcetto)
● Erbaluce di Caluso (Erbaluce)
● Gattinara (Nebbiolo)
● Gavi (Cortese)
● Ghemme (Nebbiolo)
● Nizza (Barbera)
● Roero Arneis / Roero (Arneis, Nebbiolo)
● Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato (Ruchè)
● Terre Alfieri (Nebbiolo)
