Many wine lovers worship Nebbiolo. The grape has experienced a boom in recent years, which has benefitted the entire region of Piedmont in the northwest of Italy. This is the home of Nebbiolo, and it ...

Barolo is not for those seeking instant gratification. That wine made from the Nebbiolo grape, like some of the old-line winemakers who produce it in the region, has a reputation for surliness—but ...

“Nebbiolo is famous for having flavors from tar to roses and everything in between,” said Clifton, explaining that the heavy tannins help cut through the fat and make you want another bite. “There is ...

The wine industry of Piedmont, as with virtually every other region in Italy, is based primarily on indigenous varieties. There are several, from the white Cortese and Timorasso to the red Grignolino, ...

Not so long ago, as in well less than a century ago, grape growers in the Piemonte in northwest Italy were mostly subsistence farmers, scratching out a living selling their fruit in bulk to ...

Nebbiolo is arguably one of Italy’s oldest and most celebrated wine grapes, giving us the famed wines of barolo and barbaresco from Piemonte, a land of mountain vistas and white truffles. Yet, despite ...