Colline Saluzzesi DOC
No strip issued. I'm still hunting a bottle.
A tiny alpine-foothill DOC that survives on two local grapes: Pelaverga Grosso, a different variety from Verduno's Pelaverga Piccolo, and Quagliano, which is mostly made into a frothy sweet red. The pelaverga here is pale, peppery and floral with wild strawberry fruit, very low tannin and a savory, slightly bitter finish. Quagliano tastes like raspberry soda for grown-ups. Only a handful of growers bottle any of it.
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Can you help me get one?Bottles I'm chasing
Cascina Melognis
Colline Saluzzesi Pelaverga Grosso Divicaroli
The one US-imported wine of the DOC: pale ruby, white pepper, wild strawberry, herbal bitterness, light body.
$28 to $35Wine-SearcherCasetta
Colline Saluzzesi Pelaverga
Fratelli Casetta bottle a simple, fresh version; peppery, low alcohol, chill it lightly, mostly sold in Italy.
$15 to $20Wine-SearcherCastellar
Colline Saluzzesi Quagliano
Frothy sweet red from the Quagliano grape, raspberry and violet, drink cold with dessert; not exported.
$12 to $18Wine-Searcher
| Producer | Wine | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cascina Melognis | Colline Saluzzesi Pelaverga Grosso Divicaroli The one US-imported wine of the DOC: pale ruby, white pepper, wild strawberry, herbal bitterness, light body. | $28 to $35 | Wine-Searcher |
| Casetta | Colline Saluzzesi Pelaverga Fratelli Casetta bottle a simple, fresh version; peppery, low alcohol, chill it lightly, mostly sold in Italy. | $15 to $20 | Wine-Searcher |
| Castellar | Colline Saluzzesi Quagliano Frothy sweet red from the Quagliano grape, raspberry and violet, drink cold with dessert; not exported. | $12 to $18 | Wine-Searcher |