Grapes

The grapes of Piemonte, from Nebbiolo to the rare natives. 5 articles.

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Grignolino: Monferrato's Pale, Pip-Filled Red and Its Second Life (2026-10-20): Grignolino looks like a rosé and grips like a far darker red. Here is where it comes from, how to read its three labels, and why its long-aged Monferace style is back.
Freisa: Nebbiolo's Rustic Relative and Turin's Old Favourite Red (2026-10-08): Freisa was first recorded in 1517, once ruled Turin's tables and is a close relative of Nebbiolo. Here are its styles today, where it grows and which bottles to look for.
Nascetta: Novello's Rescued White and the Langhe Wines It Makes (2026-09-28): By the late 1980s Nascetta survived in a few rows around Novello. After a 1993 tasting and 800 bottles in 1994, it now has its own DOC subzone and festival.

Grignolino: Monferrato's Pale, Pip-Filled Red and Its Second Life (2026-10-20): Grignolino looks like a rosé and grips like a far darker red. Here is where it comes from, how to read its three labels, and why its long-aged Monferace style is back.
Freisa: Nebbiolo's Rustic Relative and Turin's Old Favourite Red (2026-10-08): Freisa was first recorded in 1517, once ruled Turin's tables and is a close relative of Nebbiolo. Here are its styles today, where it grows and which bottles to look for.
Nascetta: Novello's Rescued White and the Langhe Wines It Makes (2026-09-28): By the late 1980s Nascetta survived in a few rows around Novello. After a 1993 tasting and 800 bottles in 1994, it now has its own DOC subzone and festival.
Ruchè: The Parish Priest's Grape of Castagnole Monferrato (2026-09-27): Ruchè is one of Piemonte's rarest reds, grown in just seven comuni near Asti. How a parish priest rescued it, and where to find it today.
Timorasso: How a Near-Lost Grape Became Piemonte's Serious White (2026-09-25): Three hectares in 2000, more than 500 today. How the Colli Tortonesi white came back from near extinction, what it tastes like, and why its name is being argued over in Rome.