What I love about this challenge is discovering hard to pronounce grape varieties AND having fun while tasting them! My next two grapes are from the Piedmont region in northwestern Italy, the red Dolcetto (dohl-CHEHT-oh) and the white grape variety Erbaluche (erh-bah-LOO-chay).
I explored the Dolcetto in a 2007 L'Ardi Dolcetto d' Acqui which was made up of 100% of the Dolcetto grapes. A light bodied wine with an aroma of ripe cherries; the name Dolcetto translates to "little sweet one" although these wines are usually dry. It's a fun sipping wine or wonderfully paired with a yummy pizza~
Have you ever had an "Erbaluce Experience"? Mine began with just a few sips of a 2007 La Torrazza Erbaluce Di Caluso. What a discovery! This light bodied wine filled my wine glass with wonderful fragrances of pears, lemons, apples, rosemary and sage. The name Erbaluce comes from two Italian words, erba means "herb" and luce means "light". Served with a shrimp pasta dish, it was a definite flavorful wine experience~ Now see if you can say Erbaluce three times in row.. Erbaluce, Erbaluce, Erbaluce! Sounds like an Italian cheer at one of the World Soccer Cup matches~
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