FACTOID # 44: Three quarters of Japanese kids read comics.
 
 Home   Encyclopedia   Statistics   Countries A-Z   Flags   Maps   Education   Forum   FAQ   About 
 
WHAT'S NEW
RELATED ARTICLES
People who viewed "Barolo" also viewed:
RECENT ARTICLES
More Recent Articles »
 

FACTS & STATISTICS    Simple view

  1. Select countries to view: (hold down Control key and click to select several)

     

     

    Compare:

     

     

  1. Select fact or statistic: (* = graphable)

     

     

     

  2. (OPTIONAL) Compare to statistic: (both need to be graphable)

     

     

     

  3. View result as:

     

       
(OR) SEARCH ALL encyclopedia, stats & forums:   

Encyclopedia > Barolo
Castle and Village of Barolo.
Castle and Village of Barolo.
For the Italian town, see Barolo (CN).

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 region of Piemonte. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (500x752, 89 KB) Description: The Castle and Village of Barolo Source: self-made Date: 2005 Author: Christof Berger Permission: GFDL Other versions of this file: File links The following pages link to this file: Barolo ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (500x752, 89 KB) Description: The Castle and Village of Barolo Source: self-made Date: 2005 Author: Christof Berger Permission: GFDL Other versions of this file: File links The following pages link to this file: Barolo ... Barolo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km southeast of Turin and about 40 km northeast of Cuneo. ... Wine is an alcoholic beverage produced by the fermentation of the juice of fruits, usually grapes. ... Cuneo (population c. ... Alba is an important town of Piedmont, Italy, in the province of Cuneo. ... Piedmont (Italian: Piemonte) is a region of northwestern Italy. ...


It is produced in 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 in the hills with suitable slopes and orientations are considered adapted to production, and the terrains must be primarily clayey-calcareous in character. Barolo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km southeast of Turin and about 40 km northeast of Cuneo. ... Country Italy Region Piedmont Province Province of Cuneo (CN) Mayor Elevation m Area 4. ... Country Italy Region Piedmont Province Province of Cuneo (CN) Mayor Elevation m Area 8. ... Country Italy Region Piedmont Province Province of Cuneo (CN) Mayor Elevation 288 m Area 81. ... Country Italy Region Piedmont Province Province of Cuneo (CN) Mayor Elevation m Area 17. ... Country Italy Region Piedmont Province Province of Cuneo (CN) Mayor Elevation m Area 3. ... Country Italy Region Piedmont Province Province of Cuneo (CN) Mayor Elevation 513 m Area 24. ... Country Italy Region Piedmont Province Province of Cuneo (CN) Mayor Elevation m Area 25. ... Novello may refer to: Ivor Novello Ivor Novello Award Novello & Co This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Country Italy Region Piedmont Province Province of Cuneo (CN) Mayor Elevation m Area 9. ... Country Italy Region Piedmont Province Province of Cuneo (CN) Mayor Elevation m Area 7. ... Cuneo is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. ...


The wine is produced from the Nebbiolo grape variety. The Lampia, Michet and Rosè types are authorized. It matures at the end of September. The clusters are dark blue and greyish with the abundant wax that dresses the grapes. Their form is lengthened, pyramidal, with small, spherical grapes with substantial peel. The leaves are of average size with three or five lobes.
Barolo typically smells of tar and roses, and can take on an unusual orange tinge with age. When subjected to aging of at least five years, the wine can be labeled a Riserva. The initial nose of a barolo is often that of the pine tree. Wine is an alcoholic beverage produced by the fermentation of the juice of fruits, usually grapes. ... Nebbiolo is the most important wine grape variety of Italys Piedmont region. ... Species Vitis acerifolia Vitis aestivalis Vitis amurensis Vitis arizonica Vitis x bourquina Vitis californica Vitis x champinii Vitis cinerea Vitis x doaniana Vitis girdiana Vitis labrusca Vitis x labruscana Vitis lincecumii Vitis monticola Vitis mustangensis Vitis x novae-angliae Vitis palmata Vitis riparia Vitis rotundifolia Vitis rupestris Vitis shuttleworthii Vitis...


For connoisseurs it is Italy’s most collected wine; for beginners it is a difficult one to understand.

Producers 1,163
Amount produced 5,000,000 litres
Maximum yield 8000 kg/ha
Maximum yield of wine from grapes 65%
Minimum alcohol level 12.50°
Minimum total acidity 5‰
Minimum net dry extract 23‰
Required aging three years

Contents

The "Barolo wars"

In the past all Barolos used to be very tannic and they took more than 10 years to soften up. Fermenting wine sat on the grape skins for at least three weeks, extracting huge amounts of tannins; then it was aged in large, wooden casks for years. Tannins are astringent, bitter-tasting plant polyphenols that bind and precipitate proteins. ...


In order to meet the international taste, which preferred fruitier, more accessible styles, the "modernists" cut fermentation times to a maximum of ten days and put the wine in new French barriques (small oak barrels). That, said traditionalists, made wines that weren't even recognizable as Barolo and tasted more of new oak than of wine. Species See List of Quercus species The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus, and some related genera, notably Cyclobalanopsis and Lithocarpus. ...


The controversies between tradionalists and modernists have been called the Barolo wars.


The war has now subsided. Though outspoken modernists are still committed to new oak, many producers are now choosing the middle ground (like Elio Altare or Roberto Voerzio with long macerations combined with barrique), often using a combination of barriques and large casks. The more prestigious houses, however, still reject barriques and insist on patience only for their exceptional wines. These are auction staples, sought after by aficionados in Italy, Germany, Japan, Switzerland and the United States.


Traditionalist producers among others: Marcarini, Bartolo Mascarello, Brovia, Giuseppe Mascarello, Giovanni Conterno, Comm. Burlotto, Oddero, Barale, Cavallotto, Massolino, Bruno "the Maestro" Giacosa, Luigi Pira, Vietti (especially the Riserva Villero), Vajra. Modernist producers among others: Scavino, Gigi Rosso, Rivetti, Ceretto, Aldo Conterno (from 1996 onwards), Boglietti, Mauro Veglio, Altare, Sandrone, Domenico Clerico, E. Pira, Einaudi, Parusso, Prunotto, Ceretto, Corino, Alessandria, Silvio Grasso, Paolo Conterno.


Barolo Chinato

The origins of Barolo Chinato date back to the nineteenth century and they are a precious elixir according to the popular culture.


They are aromatic wines that are prepared using Barolo with infusion of China Calissaja bark, rhubarb root, and about ten other aromatic herbs. Species About 60, including: R. nobile R. palmatum For other uses see Rhubarb (disambiguation) Rhubarb is a perennial plant that grows from thick short rhizomes, comprising the genus Rheum. ...


Grappa di Barolo

From distillation of the residue of wine press of Nebbiolo it's possible to obtain grappa, a spirit smooth and mild like the grapes destinated to make Barolo. The distillation makes use of a traditional process with alembic in a bain-marie. This spirit, only just condensed in a refrigerating coil, is a white drink quite insignificant, but, after ageing in oaks for three years at least, the colour becomes light yellow, slightly amber-coloured, and the taste grows smooth. The right spirituousness is around 45%, because it intensifies the fragrances, the alcohol and the ethers. Laboratory distillation set-up using, without a fractionating column 1: Heat source 2: Still pot 3: Still head 4: Thermometer/Boiling point temperature 5: Condenser 6: Cooling water in 7: Cooling water out 8: Distillate/receiving flask 9: Vacuum/gas inlet 10: Still receiver 11: Heat control 12: Stirrer speed... Three bottles of varietal grappa Grappa is a grape-based spirit of between 40% and 60% alcohol by volume (80 to 120 proof), of Italian origin. ... An alembic is an alchemical still consisting of two retorts connected by a tube. ... Functional group of an alcohol molecule. ... Ether is the general name for a class of chemical compounds which contain an ether group — an oxygen atom connected to two (substituted) alkyl groups. ...


References

  • Michael Garner and Paul Merritt, Barolo: Tar and Roses: A study of the wines of Alba. ISBN 0-7162-3942-X
  • Nicolas Belfrage, Barolo to Valpolicella: The Wines of Northern Italy. ISBN 0-571-17851-0

Specialty sites

  • Information on Barolo

  Results from FactBites:
 
WCWN: A Guide for Barolo and Barbaresco (1922 words)
Yet ripe Barolo is wonderfully fragrant and deep and massive in the mouth.
The Nebbiolo for Barolo is grown in the vineyards in and around the hill top town of Alba, and the neighboring communes of Castiglione-Falleto, Monforte d'Alba, Serralunga d'Alba, Barolo, and La Morra.
Generally speaking, the Barolo sourced from vineyards near the first three communes are the biggest wines made, while the Barolo from the latter two communes are more refined and a bit more graceful.
  More results at FactBites »


 

COMMENTARY     


Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here
Your name
Your comments
Please enter the 5-letter protection code

Want to know more?
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 


Lesson Plans | Student Area | Student FAQ | Reviews | Press Releases |  Feeds | Contact
The Wikipedia article included on this page is licensed under the GFDL.
Images may be subject to relevant owners' copyright.
All other elements are (c) copyright NationMaster.com 2003-5. All Rights Reserved.
Usage implies agreement with terms.