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, ...

When it comes to wine royalty, nebbiolo is considered by most to be the king, the queen and even the grande dame of Italy’s royal court. Native to northwest Italy, the grape is responsible for some of ...

From mineral-driven Arneis to softer, food-friendly Nebbiolo, this historic DOCG appellation offers beauty, balance, and ...

Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer; event host and speaker; and drinks educator. He regularly contributes to Food & Wine, and his first book, Crushed: How A Changing Climate Is ...

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 ...

Nebbiolo is among the world’s great red grapes, able to create wines that impeccably balance power and elegance. While Piedmont’s Barolo and Barbaresco appellations are the two places in the world ...

Winter is nebbiolo’s season. We’re talking an old-fashioned winter – a winter when pipes freeze, rivers threaten to breach levees, fog settles in like a cat curled up in front of the fireplace, ...

THOSE WHO GROW and make pinot noir know it to be a fickle mistress, a maddening grape that prefers a region on the distant edge of viticultural viability. It barely ripens and only rarely results in a ...

Nebbiolo is the grape variety responsible for Italy’s revered Barolo and Barbaresco bottlings, while also thriving in the nearby region of Valtellina near the Swiss border. In the right hands and ...

A glass of nebbiolo from northern Italy is a contradiction. The color is deceivingly light, but the flavors are complex. Your brain sees simplicity, but the palate tastes something more. This ...

Is Nebbiolo the next Pinot Noir? Winemakers in California have been fiddling with Nebbiolo for almost three decades, and yet no one has found the key. In Piedmont, this is the grape that makes fabled ...