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A Tour of Wine Grapes: Nebbiolo

A Tour of Wine Grapes: Nebbiolo

Nebbiolo 🍷 Nebbiolo (neb-ee-oh-low) is one of Italy’s top red wine grapes, most famous for its role in the Piedmont (pyeh-MON-teh) region. Nebbiolo is ancient royalty. The first written record of the grape dates all the way back to 1268 in a docume...

Behind the Cork™ - Riva Leone Barbaresco

Behind the Cork™ - Riva Leone Barbaresco

2017 Riva Leone Barbaresco ($24.99) Riva Leone was a man of unique character and personality who was an ambassador for the special wines of the Langhe all throughout Europe in the early 20th Century. His legacy lives on in the Riva Leone wines which...

Ever Wonder About Nebbiolo Wine?

Ever Wonder About Nebbiolo Wine?

Nebbiolo is a grape that is grown almost exclusively in Italy. In the Piedmont region. And, most famously in Barolo and Barbaresco. The Nebbiolo grape is named for the Italian word for fog which is “nebbia.” This grape thrives in the cool and foggy ...

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