Barolo is an Italian wine, one of many to claim the title “Wine of kings, and king of wines”. This Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG) wine is produced in the Cuneo province, south-west of Alba, within the region of Piemonte. The Barolo zone extends into the communes of Barolo, Castiglione Falletto, Serralunga d’Alba and parts of the communes of Cherasco, Diano d’Alba, Grinzane Cavour, La Morra, Monforte d’Alba, Novello, Roddi, Verduno, all in the province of Cuneo. Only vineyards, planted in primarily calcareous-clay soils, in the hills with …

Barolo is an Italian wine, one of many to claim the title “Wine of kings, and king of wines”. This Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG) wine is produced in the Cuneo province, south-west of Alba, within the region of Piemonte. The Barolo zone extends into the communes of Barolo, Castiglione Falletto, Serralunga d’Alba and parts of the communes of Cherasco, Diano d’Alba, Grinzane Cavour, La Morra, Monforte d’Alba, Novello, Roddi, Verduno, all in the province of Cuneo. Only vineyards, planted in primarily calcareous-clay soils, in the hills with …

“The King of Wines” may be in danger of losing its reputation for greatness as a growing number of winemakers create softer, more crowd-pleasing bottlings. Lettie Teague investigates.
Is Barolo still Italy’s greatest wine? It’s a question I’ve been mulling over for some time. And like some of life’s bigger questions (Is there a God? And what really constitutes a 100-point wine?), it’s not one whose answer is readily known.
Barolo, after all, has been called “the King of Wines” for centuries—never mind that it took a Frenchman to bring this about …

A Royal Wine from the Foot of the Alps
Barolo is one of Italy’s noblest wines. Born in the Piedmont region, literally at the foothills of the Alps, it is full-bodied, acidic, redolent of strawberries and violets, and carries the aristocratic DOCG appellation. Indeed, some call it a King among wines.
The wine takes its name from the tiny village of Barolo, one of a cluster of villages in the region, which devotes just around 3000 acres to the Nebbiolo grape, from which Barolo is made. Other villages that make up the …

I bet there are some Barolo connoisseurs out there. Please shed some light if you can on more reasons that what I listed about what makes this great wine so special.
Barolo is the most powerful red wine from the single-varietal Nebbiolo grape and it is produced in the Piemonte region of northwest Italy. A number of factors make this wine special starting with viticulture and vinification practices all the way to the aging process. Barolo is a special wine because of its color, aromas, taste, aging, and its ability to …

Ingredients
6 1/2 to 7-pound boneless beef roast, chuck or bottom round, trimmed of fat
2 teaspoons coarse sea salt or kosher salt, or to taste
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
3 medium onions (1 1/4 pounds total), peeled and quartered
5 big carrots (about 2/3 pound), peeled and cut in 2-inch wedges
6 big celery stalks (2/3 pound total), cut in 2-inch chunks
8 plump garlic cloves, peeled
3 branches fresh rosemary with lots of needles
8 large fresh sage leaves
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1 1/4 teaspoons whole black peppercorns
1 1/4 ounces dried porcini slices (about 1 1/4 …

All over the world, in every winemaking area with at least 30 years of history, there is a squabble going on between traditional producers and modernists. As modern science has begun to understand some of the chemical reactions taking place in the creation of wine, some of the mystery has been removed. Universities all over the world (led in large part by the University of California at Davis) have become leaders in what many have termed the international style of wine.
 Proponents of these techniques have found that certain procedures, in …

Whether to drink now or cellar to enjoy its imminent, spectacular maturity, has suddenly become a no-brainer. Thanks to the superb vintages spanning 1995 through 2000, Italy’s noblest red wine is enjoying unprecedented prestige.
Barolo is an Italian wine, one of many to claim the title “Wine of kings, and king of wines”. It is produced in Cuneo’s province, south-west of Alba, within the southern end of Piemonte. Barolo borrows its name from the small hamlet (population 760) that lies near the center of the wine’s growing zone. The zone itself …

The first thing that one notices about Barolo is that the town is situated differently than the other nearby towns, which perch on hilltops or stretch along ridges. Barolo, though, closes a small valley; it poses on a kind of spur-shaped plateau, standing out from the slopes that surround it like an amphitheatre.
There is no clear surviving evidence about the beginnings of Barolo. In pre-historic and later eras, the area was certainly inhabited by Celtic-Ligurian tribes, subdued later by the Romans, as well as by the Romans themselves, but it …

With a focus on modern Barolo this tasting will feature Piemonte’s “Barolo Boys”—Paolo Scavino and Domenico Clerico.  Dubbed the “Barolo Boys,” in the 1980′s they broke new ground in the traditionally-minded Piemonte region by experimenting with small casks, tonneaux, barriques, and cigarellos. They tested short maceration, stainless steel barrels, temperature-control, and roto fermenters. Most importantly they remained respectful of the fruit and of Barolo’s history—they didn’t use technology just for ratings, they used it delicately, and to see if they could make better wine with it.
Angelo Gaja will be included, …