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. Dolcetto is usually made into fast maturing, fruity and robust dark red wine with faintly bitter flavor. It tends to have a dark, rich color with a fruity nose - usually blackberry and blueberry.
Dolcetto goes especially well with Italian cuisine. The best known varietal wine made from it is Dolcetto d'Alba made in Alba, Italy and Dolcetto d'Asti, both from the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy.
Dolcetto plays a minor role in the Australian wine industry, being overshadowed by other Italian red wine varieties.
Dolcetto may be identical to Savoie's Corbeau (Douce Noir) grape, which is known as Bonarda in Argentina and Charbono in California.
| Wine styles: | Red/White • Rosé/Blush • Sparkling • Dessert • Fortified • Fruit • Ice Wine | |
| Notable varietals: |
White Albariño • Chardonnay • Chenin blanc • Gewürztraminer • Muscat • Pinot blanc • Pinot gris • Riesling • Sauvignon blanc • Sémillon • Viognier |
Red Cabernet Franc • Cabernet Sauvignon • Carmenère • Durif • Gamay • Grenache • Malbec • Merlot • Petit Verdot • Pinotage • Pinot noir • Sangiovese • Syrah/Shiraz • Tempranillo • Zinfandel |
| Notable regionals: |
Amarone • Asti • Barolo • Barossa • Beaujolais • Bordeaux • Burgundy • Chablis • Champagne • Chianti • Commandaria • Dão • Egri Bikavér • Madeira • Marsala • Port • Retsina • Rhône • Rioja • Sancerre • Sauternes • Sherry • Tokaji • Valpolicella • Vermouth • Vinho Verde • Vouvray | |
| See also: | Glossary of wine terms • List of grape varieties • List of wine-producing regions • List of wine producing countries • Winemaking | |
