A glass of nebbiolo from northern Italy is a contradiction. The color is deceivingly light, but the flavors are complex. Your brain sees simplicity, but the palate tastes something more.

“Selling the wine is challenging, because people want big wines that have lots of color, and nebbiolo doesn’t,” said Dave Collins, winemaker at Maryland’s Big Cork Vineyards.

Nebbiolo is arguably one of Italy’s oldest and most celebrated wine grapes, giving us the famed wines of barolo and barbaresco from Piemonte, a land of mountain vistas and white truffles.

Nebbiolo is the grape variety responsible for Italy’s revered Barolo and Barbaresco bottlings, while also thriving in the nearby region of Valtellina near the Swiss border. In the right hands ...

Costco's take on an iconic wine rarely found under $20, we review the latest vintage of the Kirkland Signature Barolo DOCG. Plus we once again track down the true producer behind the label. Nebbiolo ...

Learn about the difference between Barolo and Barbaresco wine, both of which are made with Nebbiolo grapes and have high levels of acidity and tannins. Learn how to pair Barolo and Barbaresco ...

To that end, the wine was inspired by antique works that included descriptions of Nebbiolo before its Barolo fame. As a teenager, Vaira read some of the writings of American Founding Father and wine ...

A glass of nebbiolo from northern Italy is a contradiction. The color is deceivingly light, but the flavors are complex. Your brain sees simplicity, but the palate tastes something more.