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The story recounts that it was the Romans who planted the first vines around the town of Gattinara, and the wine here was once considered one of Piedmont’s, or even Italy's greatest red wines, especially in the 1800s.
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Langhe Nebbiolo DOC is a strong, dry red wine produced from the Nebbiolo grape (100%). The color is ruby red, sometimes with orange reflections.
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The red wine Nebbiolo d'Alba is probably the closest thing to a legitimate brother of the big boys from Barolo and Barbaresco , using the same grape, Nebbiolo (100%), this grape being grown partially in the same area as big brothers.
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This wine is made from the Barbera grape (85%), with the permitted addition of local red grapes (15%).
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This wine is made from the Piedmont ubiquitous grape Dolcetto (85-100%), with the permitted addition of other local red grapes (0-15%).
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Did you know?
That Italy in 2011 was the worlds largest wine producer?
Calabria has a long and proud history of winemaking. Legend has it that the vineyards which covered the coastal hills of the region inspired the ancient Greeks to mint their coins with the title 'Oenotria', the land of wine.
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