The Nebbiolo grape
Today’s article is about the Italian varietal Nebbiolo.  There are a couple of different thoughts on where the name of the grape comes from but my favorite is that it comes from the Italian word “nebbia” or foggy.  Ripe Nebbiolo grapes have a foggy/frosty appearance thus the name.  Predominately grown in the Piedmont [...]

The Vermentino grape

Today’s article is about a wonderful crispy and acidic grape varietal Vermentino (pronounced “ver-mehn-TEE-noh”), again from Italy.  The best known Italian Vermentino is from northern Italy and the island of Sardinia.  It is also the most widely planted white grape on the island of Corsica, where high altitude and hot climate vineyards produce [...]