The Blog of Dolce Oltrepo
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Bonarda Oltrepò in the top ten selling list
Tuesday 1 April
Chianti was the number one selling denomination of origin (Doc, Docg, Igt) for 2006 in large-scale distribution centers like supermarkets. The most popular denominations after Chianti are as follows: Montepulciano d\'Abruzzo, Sangiovese, Nero d\'Avola, Merlot, Pinot, Bonarda, Barbera, Vermentino and Barbera d\'Asti. This is the top ten classification according to an AC-Nielsen survey for Vinitaly,... -
Oltrepo Pavese wines at PROWEIN 2008
Wednesday 5 March
10 wine producers from the Oltrepo Pavese area will attend the Prowein 2008 exhibition in Dusseldorf from the 16th to the 18th of March. With the coordination of the Consorzio Tutela Vini Oltrepò Pavese and the Chamber of Commerce of Pavia a common stand will be set up in Halle 3 n° 3K141. Here you will find all the Producers showing their wines and a dedicated welcome area, managed by... -
Un mondo di Pinot Nero
Sunday 2 March
On Sunday 17th, at the Città del Gusto del Gambero Rosso in Rome, has been organized the meeting “Un mondo di Pinot nero: L’Oltrepo Pavese” (A world of Pinot Nero: The Oltrepo Pavese). Daniele Cernilli, co-director of the Gambero Rosso has closed the meeting saying these words “The Pinot nero in Oltrepo Pavese, in comparison with the others Pinot nero in the world, m... -
Italy's Divisionist Painters
Friday 29 February
From the 18 of June to the 7 of September 2008 the National Gallery in London will host an exhibition about the Italy's Divisionist Painters, Morbelli, Previati, Russolo, Longoni and Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo. Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo was born in Volpedo, a village on the Oltrepo Pavese border side, in 1868 into a family of small landowners and wine maker. Having completed his academic stud...