Dolcetto

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Dolcetto is a well-known wine grape variety widely grown in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy.

The name means "little sweet one," though it is nearly always a dry wine. It tends to have a dark, rich color with a fruity nose - usually blackberry and blueberry. It pairs especially well with Italian cuisine.

Dolcetto is usually made into fast maturing, fruity and robust dark red wine with faintly bitter flavor. May be identical with the Douce Noir grape of the Savoie region of France and the variety known as Charbono in California.

The best known varietal wine made from it is Dolcetto d'Alba made in the Alba, Italy region and Dolcetto d'Asti.

Dolcetto plays a minor role in the Australian wine industry, being overshadowed by other Italian red wine varieties.

Wines

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Wine styles	Red/White \| Rosé/Blush \| Sparkling \| Dessert \| Fortified \| Fruit \| Ice Wine
Well known wines/regions	Amarone \| Asti \| Barolo \| Beaujolais \| Bordeaux \| Burgundy \| Chablis \| Champagne \| Chianti \| Dão \| Egri Bikavér (Bull's Blood) \| Madeira \| Marsala \| Port \| Retsina \| Rioja \| Rhône \| Sancerre \| Sauternes \| Sherry \| Tokaji \| Valpolicella \| Vermouth \| Vinho Verde \| Vouvray
Well known Varietal grapes	Red — Cabernet Franc \| Cabernet Sauvignon \| Carmenère \| Charbono \| Gamay \| Grenache \| Malbec \| Merlot \| Muscadine \| Négrette \| Petit verdot \| Petite sirah \| Pinotage \| Pinot Noir \| Sangiovese \| Syrah/Shiraz \| Tempranillo \| Valdiguié \| Zinfandel/primitivo White — Albariño \| Chardonnay \| Chenin Blanc \| Gewürztraminer \| Muscat \| Pinot Blanc \| Pinot Gris/Grigio \| Riesling \| Sauvignon blanc \| Sémillon \| Viognier
See Also	List of grape varieties \| List of wine-producing regions