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It is mostly monks you see pictured with a bottle of wine and a contented smile on their faces, but royals also have a sense of the red drops. Therefore, it is said that the King of Piedmont, Vittorio Emanuele II (1820-1878) did not sit down without a bottle...
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With Langhe Rosso DOC producers have (almost) a free pass to use any type of red grapes. Primarily, however, there are used the Nebbiolo, Barbera and Freisa and quite local varieties.
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This red wine is made of minimum 85% the grape Freisa, with the permitted addition of local non-aromatic red grapes (15%).
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It might sound strange, but the grape varieties used in the production of the red wine Monferrato Rosso DOC are fairly broad and may consist of several several local non-aromatic red grapes from areas in the Asti and Alessandria provinces.
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This wine is made from Barbera, one of Italy's main grapes (minimum 85%), with the permitted addition of other local non-aromatic red grapes (15%).
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Did you know?
That Italy in 2011 was the worlds largest wine producer?
The name Piemonte means “at the foot of the mountains”, which, together with its beautiful location at the foot of the Alps, fits just fine. Besides wine, the region is also known for its truffles and nuts. The capital city is Turin.
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