dolcetto
noun
dol·cet·to
dōl-ˈche-tō 
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.
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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
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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
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“Dolcetto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dolcetto. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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