Why is Barolo called the King of wines?
Re: reh — King. Short, clear word. Barolo: ba-ROH-lo. Stress on the second syllable.
Ask any Piedmontese winemaker and prepare for a 20-minute answer. Barolo's status as Italy's greatest wine is a matter of deep regional pride.
Si chiama means 'it is called'. Il Re dei vini is 'the King of wines'. The phrase continues: il Re dei vini, il vino dei Re — 'the King of wines, the wine of Kings'. A historic double title.
Il Barbaresco è il fratello minore del Barolo?
Is Barbaresco the younger brother of Barolo?
Common comparison — both use Nebbiolo, Barbaresco is more elegant.
Quanto invecchia un Barolo Riserva?
How long does a Barolo Riserva age?
Barolo Riserva requires minimum 5 years (3 in oak).
Langhe o Monforte — qual è il cru migliore?
Langhe or Monforte — which is the best cru?
A debate that will never end — and shouldn't.
Barolo's royal connection is genuine — Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (architect of Italian unification), played a key role in modernising Barolo production in the 1840s by hiring French enologist Louis Oudart. King Carlo Alberto of Savoy was an early champion of the wine.