Forum: Antonio Galloni's Italy Report Posted By: Christopher Lavin Post Time: 10-27-2006 at 01:52 AM

The Dolcetto grape makes soft, pleasantly fruity wines that are for early consumption. It is used ... and Barbarescos, but an oft-forgotten everyday variety of the region is Dolcetto. Roughly translated, Dolcetto means "little sweet one." While not exactly "sweet," the wines made from Dolcetto are definitely light and fruity. Dolcetto is an early-ripening grape, grown in the Northwest area...

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Dolcetto is an Italian red grape variety which makes lighter style but flavoursome wines...

Forum: Wine Talk Posted By: Birger Vejrum Post Time: 08-29-2007 at 03:15 PM

Forum: Antonio Galloni's Italy Report Posted By: Simon Chin Post Time: 03-26-2007 at 06:23 PM

The unsung hero of Piedmont is Dolcetto.  While it is not as complex or as rich as Barolo, Dolcetto ... .  Dolcetto is one of the every-day wines that people drink in Piedmont made to complement Northern Italian ... Dolcetto on the wine list of most Italian restaurants. Typical Characteristics of Dolcetto ... bitter, aftertaste similar to that of a bitter cocoa. Types of Dolcetto (named for the regions...

Dolcetto wine variety is used by Australian wineries to make fine red wines...

Gary Vaynerchuk tastes 4 wines made from the Dolcetto grape from 2 different places. Having ... › “Buying a dolcetto next trip to the store. I still like V. Testaverde, …” by ecola “dolcetto ... in this episode: 2005 Pecchenino Dolcetto San Luigi Dolcetto di Dogliani 2005 Altare Dolcetto D’alba Dolcetto d’Alba 2005 Chionetti Dolcetto Di...

What a delicious moderately priced red wine! I love Piedmont! Dark black in color, with anice nose of dark blackberry and the Dolcetto cherry. On the palette-leather, tobacco, awesome blackberry...