Dolcetto, which means either “sweet-ish” or “the one you drink while your Baroli are aging,” is rarely in better hands than it is with the traditional producer Francesco Rinaldi. give it my highest rating: I’d buy a whole case of this wine. Search for this wine at retail. French wine wine picks

Luca Roagna makes an array of wines from a solid dolcetto all the way up to the impossible to find Crichet Paje. The dolcetto, which retails for about $20, is very pretty. It’s the time of year when distributors and/or importers have annual (or semi-annual) portfolio tastings. Below are a few impressions and photos. Quite fun.

The Langhe area has a long history of vinegrowing and many of the wines made here use traditional, well-established grape varieties such as Arneis and Favorita for whites, and Nebbiolo, Dolcetto and Freisa for reds. Sometimes you can open, pour and taste a wine and not expect anything other than just a drinkable table wine and get much more.

“Guys and Dolcettos&# @howardggoldberg. Happy Friday! little light programming for your today. Yesterday, I spotted a meme on Twitter using the hashtag #indecisivemusicals that included such suggestions as “Rent … no maybe we should buy.&# proposed “The Full Monte Bello&# and “Gentlemen Prefer Brunes et Blondes.&#

From Piemonte, Bricco delle Lepri translates from Italian: Jug of Hares. like the name, but the wine? love it! Had it by the glass at Eataly tonight, bright strawberry, sour cherries, cocoa, oak, red berries, and herbs, tannins talkin' to me, all good. The color really impressed me too, really deep reddish purple and almost completely opaque

Roagna , dolcetto d’alba, 2008: an amazing wine for $16 with lovely, intriguing bitterness on the aroma and tannins much more manageable than in my experience with dolcetto. More Americans are drinking wine today than ever before. Forget social media and “web 2.0″–too But it’s not. Hermann J. Very helpful!

From Piemonte, dark and ominous with deep purple colors, heavily textured and looking unfiltered, but then revealing woodsy aromas with floral notes, especially violets. bit of blackberry touches the palate with ripe plum and a hint of balsamic, nicely structured tannins, good finish. well that's another post

Minerality and quince Dolcetto D’Alba punched the palate While Pinotage Rosé dumped tar and compost Our bags were [.].

Thanksgiving phobia set in shortly after puberty when the parents were in their High Ball days. Wine was the provenance of Friday nights and Saturday afternoons. Turkey belonged to watered down bourbon. There were deaths, including the dog Becky, a gorgeous creature who insisted on kicking me out of my bed and claiming my pillow.

It originates in Savoie, where it is known as Corbeau or Douce Noir ("Sweet Black"), but is not the same as Piedmont's Dolcetto. Dolcetto ripens early and makes a light, fruity wine, while Charbono is very late to ripen and makes wines of great substance. Medium bodied with aromas of ripe red berries, and a forest floor lushness.

touch of green, yumminess to brighten the earth and dolcetto Diner with Randall wasn't all the graft that week. The next day I met Jose Pastor, who had just come back from Tampa after drinking a container of old wine with P henchman Dr. J. Miller. Jose Pastor is a dream. sweetie. cutie. And his wines are pretty tough as well. was hopeful.

touch of green, yumminess to brighten the earth and dolcetto Diner with Randall wasn't all the graft that week. The next day I met Jose Pastor, who had just come back from Tampa after drinking a container of old wine with P henchman Dr. J. Miller. Jose Pastor is a dream. sweetie. cutie. And his wines are pretty tough as well. was hopeful.

De Forville , Dolcetto d’Alba, 2006. about $17; find this wine ) I’m not always a huge fan of dolcetto, aka “the little sweet one&# but, perhaps more aptly, “the little tannic one.&# Okay, these wines have little to do with each other besides being red and under $20. Oh, and they’re tasty and balanced.

Thick and opaque with colors of ruby red, this Dolcetto has smoked bacon, cassis and red cherry licorice on the nose. Beginning with the 2005 vintage, Siri d'Jermu qualifies for the newly-created Dogliani DOCG which producers can use for their high-end Dolcettos. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2012.

We weren't having a good time with the wines until he presented the San Fereolo dolcetto. It was real Dolcetto, dusty with a bright cherry, perhaps a little too concentrated but not terroir cancelling density.Famous daddy or not, the wine from Nicoletta We pulled chairs around a long and narrow wooden table.

At snooth on Sunday afternoon I participated in a blind tasting of 12 red wines. Led by Greg Dal Piaz of Snooth, all the bottles' labels were covered and we sampled 4 flights of three each.

Sandwiched between the “lesser&# Dolcetto and the late-ripening Nebbiolo in the hierarchy of Piedmont red grapes, Barbera sometimes gets overlooked. Barbera is one of the most food friendly red grapes since it can have wonderful red and black fruit aromas, invigorating acidity and lightness in tannin. Old school choice.

Sandwiched between the “lesser&# Dolcetto and the late-ripening Nebbiolo in the hierarchy of Piedmont red grapes, Barbera sometimes gets overlooked. Barbera is one of the most food friendly red grapes since it can have wonderful red and black fruit aromas, invigorating acidity and lightness in tannin. Old school choice.

This Dolcetto d'Alba, has aromas of cherries & sour fruit, medium weight with dark ruby color. Italian wine • Sat at the bar at Market Table in the village on Carmine street and Bedford. It has a palate of chocolate, spices, herbs and medium tannins, with a bitter finish. sharper aged cheese might have worked better