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Wine can be an intimidating subject to learn about, but you don't have to dive into the deep end right away. Try these sweet ...
Piedmont does make sweet wines, like Asti Spumante and Brachetto d’Acqui, but dolcetto is a very dry red wine made from a namesake early-ripening, low-acid workhorse grape that grows easily in ...
I recently returned from a week in the Piedmont region of Italy as a guest of Ricossa Winery, a part of the MGM Mondo del Vino family of wines. Having never been to the region, my anticipation was ...
Dolcetto never gets the respect it deserves among Piredmont's red wines. Read about the various examples of Dolcetto and how this wine is so special.
Sweet wines aren't exactly the most popular style on the market, but they certainly have their place at the dinner table. Here's the sweetest wine style around.
Several years ago I had a chance to visit the “Piemonte,” or Piedmont region of Italy, traveling as a guest of Ricossa Antica Casa Winery. I knew that I was going to love it. The heart and ...
Don't be fooled by the name Dolcetto, which means "little sweet" in Italian. There's nothing sweet or sugary about these wines, which have been grown in Italy's Piedmont region since the 1500s.
Among other wines I’ve tasted recently, I found my sweet spot in a $14 white from Italy – Icardi’s 2010 “L’Aurora” Cortina from Piedmont in the northwest.
Italy has managed to shake off its unjustly rustic image as a place where the white wines are oxidized and the reds come out a bit sweet and simple. The changes in Italy over the last decade have b… ...