Northern Italy

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Dear friend,
I want to suggest You to try some more interesting wines when You will travel around Piemonte & Liguria.
In Liguria You can look out for a "special" sweet wine from very small production (...and expensive for this reason). Its name is SCIACCHETRA' and I can ensure You it's an experience worth of.
An other interesting white is Cinque Terre from Pigato grapes. For reds You can search for a Rossese di Dolceacqua, it won't cost You a fortune!
I want to say also that Gattinara, Ghemme and other denominations introduced by our friend the innerkeeper are obtained by a particular kind of Nebbiolo ( named Spanna and so Spann(?) is not a place or whatever...)mixed with other small % of other grapes varieties such as Bonarda novarese, Vespolina, ...
This Nebbiolo is very different from the other kinds of Nebbiolo which origin (without any other added varieties) Barolo and Barbaresco. So what I want to say is.. if You want to try some Gattinara or Ghemme You are welcome but You cannot miss a real Barolo or Barbaresco (it will cost You, anyway, much more less than the States) or a Langhe Nebbiolo that, at least, belongs to the same family... In Piemonte You will also have chances to find very original whites such as Gavi (from Cortese grapes), Favorita and Timorasso... some sweet sparkling aromatic wines such as Moscato d'Asti (white) and Brachetto (red)... and last but not least some intersting more easy and nice reds such as Barbera , Dolcetto and Grignolino.
Parma will not be a paradise for wine lovers but of course it will be for exellent food.
Anyway there are some intersting producers of red wine but it will take too long to write down all the names and thei wines, anyway ask for Lambrusco, Sangiovese and Cabernet, and Merlot but also some white production like the dessert wine Albana is very interesting as well.
If You want to know some more specific details do not esitate to contact
Ciao Fabio