Gattinara and Ghemme, the hidden gems of Piedmont
Piedmont, together with Tuscany and Veneto, is one of the most important wine regions in Italy. It's the home base for 45 DOCs and 19 DOCGs, the largest number of all Italians regions, and in terms of quality they are at the very top with their Barolo and Barbaresco wines. Piedmont also has an impressive number of indigenous grape varieties, of which Nebbiolo, Barbera and Arneis will sound most familiar. The wines from Piedmont are on the wine list of every self-respecting Italian restaurant, and actually also on the list of any non-Italian restaurant, and each year thousands of wine tourists visit the cantine of the most famous producers. And yet, there is still a lot to discover in Piedmont. In this blog, I will therefore focus on two less well-known DOCGs: Gattinara and Ghemme, two hidden gems in the Alto Piemonte.
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