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  • Notes on Nebbiolo in Piemonte

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    Nicolette Cagle
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    This post was written in 2021, with additional updates in 2026. Overview. Piemonte has been producing wine since the Middle Ages, and Nebbiolo has been documented there since the thirteenth century (Bansal 2017; Robinson, Harding, and Vouillamoz 2012). By 1431, the village of La Morra imposed fines on people who cut Nebbiolo vines (Bansal 2017).…