Piedmont Wine Magazine

The special Piedmont wine tasting Immerse yourself in the world of exquisite wine enjoyment and experience an unforgettable wine tasting experience. Amidst the picturesque backdrop of Dietingen-Rotenzimmer, our Piedmont wine tasting takes you on an aromatic journey through the multifaceted...

Die weiße Rebsorte Cortese ist eine sehr beliebte und weit verbreitete Sorte im Piemont. Sie wird vor allem in der Provinz Asti, am rechten Ufer des Tanaro Flußes und in der Provinz Alessandria, dort im Gavi Anbaugebiet und in den...

The weather in the Langhe In contrast to the previous year, when ripening was particularly early, 2019 showed a much more normal course. The 2019 agricultural year started slowly with cold temperatures combined with a long-lasting drought and therefore spring...

This white grape variety has been cultivated in southern Piedmont since the 15th century. This autochthonous grape variety is native to the hills near the town of Tortona. It has an eventful history and fell victim to the phylloxera epidemic...

Apertivo or Dessert Wein?     The Moscato grape variety has a long tradition in Piedmont and plays an important role in the Piedmontese wine landscape. The Moscato Bianco as a grape variety is one of the oldest varieties in...

Our house is a very well-preserved half-timbered house from 1832, located in a very small farming village outside of Rottweil in Baden-Württemberg. It is a typical farmhouse of the area, with living quarters and an attached barn on several levels....

Extreme rainfall until June then long drought with seasonal temperatures Elegance, fresh fruit, soft tannins The year 2018 began with a long winter, which, with its copious amounts of rain, replenished the soil's water reserves, depleted by the weather conditions...

The 2016 vintage in the vineyard The vegetation cycle in 2016 was certainly one of the longest in recent decades. Already at the beginning of the season there were signs of an extremely long vegetation cycle. Relatively mild temperatures and...

In January 2015, winter was in full grip of the Piedmontese hills and the abundant snowfalls brought very good water reserves to the soils. These abundant snowfalls together with very mild spring temperatures caused the vegetation cycle to start earlier,...

When my wife and I decided to give up our life in Hamburg and move to Piedmont in Italy, we hardly thought about the weather there. Of course, if you live in Hamburg, you will not often spoiled by nice...

Barolo 2013 The 2013 wine year in the Langhe, as almost everywhere in Piedmont, was characterized by an unusually high volume of precipitation in spring, which forced the winegrowers to take a lot of action. Luckily, the summer that followed...

The 2017 wine year in Italy and Piedmont was the warmest and driest year since temperatures and precipitation have been measured. This year 2017 presented the winemakers with great challenges because it was a year with enormous heat, which began...

The Barbera grape variety is the most widespread and most cultivated grape variety in Piedmont with very ancient roots. In the municipal archive of the municipality of Nizza Monferrato, which is considered the birthplace of the Barbera grape variety, Barbera...

The Dolcetto is an autochthonous grape variety that has been cultivated in Piedmont for centuries. The country wines made from the grapes are very important to the locals and the dolcetto is a must at every meal. It is usually...

Italy is one of the largest wine-growing regions in the world, and wine is cultivated in every region of the country. There is an incredibly high variety of grape varieties with more than 350 known varieties. The fine red wines...

At the beginning of the 19th century, Barbaresco was still vinified as a sweet wine. The development of Barbaresco only began at the end of the century with the founding of the Cantina Sociale di Barbaresco. The winegrowers represented in the...

Although the Piedmont wine region stands for high-quality red wines such as Barolo or Barbaresco, there is a great white wine tradition in Piedmont. Almost all white grape varieties cultivated in Piedmont have their origin in Piedmont and this also...

Piedmont as a wine region Piedmont is one of the most important wine-growing regions in Italy and in the world. Piedmont has acquired this reputation in recent decades primarily through its impressive Barolo and Barbaresco wines. But Piedmont also stands...

Cannubi is the name of the most historic and renowned location in the entire Barolo growing area. How the name Cannubi came about is not known, but local winegrowers believe that the name was derived from the word canne, meaning reeds....

At the request and following the guidelines of the Barolo&Barbaresco Protection Consortium, the Barolo wine area was defined by the Ministry of Agriculture in 1966. The area immediately obtained the DOC classification and im In 1984 the highest predicate level...

According to EU law, the wine label must show the consumer which quality level and classification the wine has. This information is intended to help the consumer understand where the wine comes from Wine comes from, what quality it has,...