Piedmont is one of Italy's most important wine-growing regions: it boasts no less than 52,000 hectares of land devoted to vines, with numerous wines that can boast DOCG and DOC status. It is a very old wine production dating back to the Greeks, who not only imported wine, but also started to cultivate their own vines there. Undoubtedly, this was helped not only by the soil consisting of sedimentary rocks, but above all by the continental climate characterised by cold winters and hot summers with significant temperature fluctuations that allowed the various grape varieties to flourish. Undoubtedly, the most important grape variety is Nebbiolo, also known as ' spanna ' in reference to an ancient method of cultivation called 'a spanna'. In addition to this vine, dolcetto, barbera, muscat, brachetto, malvasia, croatina, grignolino, uva rara and also international vines are of great importance. It is the Langhe area that represents the most important wine growing area, followed by Monferrato, Roero, Colline Tortonesi, Canavese, Colline Novaresi and Colline Torinesi. xtraWine dedicates a large section to typical Piedmontese wines, offering you the possibility to choose between fine Piedmontese red wines, sparkling Piedmontese wines or classic white wines, all of which have received important awards from Bibenda, Gambero Rosso, Veronelli and AIS. Among the wines on offer you can also choose from the best vintages dating back to 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 all from important producers such as: Marchesi di Barolo, Fontanafredda, Enrico Serafino, cantina Antinori, La Spinetta and Rocche Costamagna. As Piedmontese wines have a wide range of flavours depending on the sandy and clay soil, they can be paired with first courses, meat dishes, shellfish and desserts as they are able to enhance the aromas and flavours of each dish.