dolcetto

noun

dol·​cet·​to dōl-ˈche-tō How to pronounce dolcetto (audio)
often capitalized
: a light fruity red wine from the Piedmont region of Italy

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Infinite Air Castles combines gamay and dolcetto into an Oregon echo of Beaujolais. Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024 For the tomato-and-pepperoni pizza, Lambrusco, Chianti, dolcetto or barbera would be my choices. New York Times, 14 Jan. 2022 The pinot noir and dolcetto grapes came from Witness Tree Vineyard in the Eola Amity Hills. Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 14 Aug. 2021 And emerging areas such as the Adelaide Hills are giving an antipodean twist to obscure French and Italian grapes from savagnin to dolcetto. Bruce Schoenfeld, Saveur, 2 Sep. 2015

Word History

Etymology

Italian, a grape variety, wine made from the grape, from dolcetto somewhat sweet, from dolce

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dolcetto was in 1979

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“Dolcetto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dolcetto. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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