Piemontese Wine Culture

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Within a half hour drive of our B&B, over four hundred wineries dot the countryside. Piemonte is Italy's premier wine region with a wide variety of world famous wines. The most noteable reds are Barolo DOCG and Barbaresco DOCG, both produced from the Nebbiolo grape, and take their names from villages in the Langhe. Barbera and Dolcetto DOC are grown in both the Langhe and Monferrato regions. Merlot, Cabernet Savignon and Pinot Noir are often grown in smaller quantities, and provide interesting variety in the ever-growing category of Monferrato and Langhe blends.						Meet our friends. Let us introduce you to some of the people who make some of the finest Monferrato wines. We know because we have spent years looking for small producers who spend their time perfecting their craft. We arrange wine tastings for our guests -- either here or at the wineries. We have a short list of small producers for each type of local wine -- each focusing on quality over quantity. The experience is always individual and unforgettable.



Piemontese White Wines Cortese DOC- a dry, crisp white wine mostly produced in the Monferrato. There is one DOCG region for Cortese, and there the wine is known as Gavi di Gavi. Roero Arneis DOCG - a straw colored, less acidic wine produced in the Roero Region. This region is wedged between the Monferrato and the Langhe to the north. Timorasso DOC - in our opinion, the best of the Piemontese white wines. Produced in very small quantities in the wine hills near the city of Tortona. Beautifully balanced, crisp, but non acidic, there are only a handful of producers growing these grapes.						The Local Dessert Wines Brachetto d'Acqui DOCG is the local dessert wine of Acqui Terme. One of the most popular desserts in this region is fresh seasonal fruit, such as peaches or strawberries, cut into a bowl of cold Brachetto wine. The area is also very well known for its Moscato, which is often servged with local DOP Robiola di Roccaverano goat cheese. Both Brachetto and Moscato are also produced in a "passito" version, which means that the grapes are dried on racks before being pressed, producing nectar-like sweet wines which are in the same family as Vin Santo or the North American, German and Austrian ice wines.