January 29, 2011

Dolcetto is a type of grape that is used to make a dark very black wine. It is native to northwestern Italy and is primarily grown in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy. Ironically the name means “sweet little grape” but in the end the grape produces a very elegant and sophisticated dry wine. The wine is also often described as being moderately acidic.

It is meant to be aged at least one year before it is suitable for drinking. It cannot be aged too long or it starts growing too thick. It is very regional and the proper growing of it is considered to be a bit of an art form.
The wine itself is considered to be a tasty combination of licorice, black cherry and prune flavors. The finish on the wine is unusual and is reminiscent of bitter almonds. The wine is tannic and very dry, similar to a Malbec. This is one of those black wines that is good for your health because it contains a lot of free radical and heart disease fighting anthocyanins. It goes best with pizzas, pastas and Italian foods.

The origins of this black grape are bit nebulous but historical records suggest that it originated in France and migrated as a crop down to Monferrato sometime in the eleventh century. There is also a record of this grape vine being exported from Italy to Great Britain in the 1700s where it was given as a present to royalty.

Today the grape is mainly found in the Piedmont region and is grown as an early harvested wine. These are also called “early to market” wines as they are sold first to make sure that the vineyard has income to survive on during the production of its other wines. The grape is specifically associated as brands with grapes grown in Dogliani and Diano d’Alba. In Liguria it is sold as Ormeasco.

Outside of Italy Dolcetto wine has other names. It is known as Charbono in California and Douce Noire in Svoie. It is also an exported wine from Australia. In fact Australia is home to some of the oldest Dolcetto grape vines in the world – ones dating back to the 1860s.

The grape was first brought to the United States by Italian immigrants around the turn of the century and currently it is grown in the Napa Valley, the Santa Cruz Mountains, the Russian River Valley and Santa Barbara County. These grapes are also found in wineries in Oregon and also in Pennsylvania and New Mexico.

There are many names for Dolcetto wine across the world including Acqui, Barbirono, Noir, Cote Rouge Merille, Crete de Coq Bathiolin, Dolciut, Dolsin, Savoyard, Turin, Uva d’Acquia, Uva del Monferrato, Uva di Ovada, Turino, Uva d’Acqui Dolsin Raro, Dolzin, Dolzino, Dosset, Gros Noir de Montelimar, and Gros Plant Batialin. This is by no means a comprehensive list. There are probably about forty more names that this wine is sold by worldwide.

There are so many varieties in fact that only a handful of wines are actually classified in France as being true Doceltto wines. These are known as Docettodi Dogliani. These premium wines taste like sour cherry and black cherry and have after tastes of chocolate and espresso. These wines are organic, grown entirely by hand and are of a very high quality. These are considered to be specialty wines and are much more expensive than the other types of Doceltto wines sold across the world.

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The best hotels outside Manila in Pampanga and Subic are listed here including a beach resort which is a semi-private establishment located in the central business district near shopping, business, entertainment, airport and other conveniences of Philippines Clark Freeport Zone. The beach resorts, leisure parks and vacation hotels in Clark Pampanga offer a unique ambience that supports a laidback relaxing lifestyle. Many visitors travel north to Clark Pampanga from Manila to unwind and relax in these resorts.

This Pampanga resort hotel is different from other hotels in Clark Philippines or hotel in Angeles City. This Clark Hotel has large outdoor space for children to play and adults to enjoy some peace and quiet in the picnic grounds near the lake. Guests like the Hotel’s café breakfast garden which serves the best breakfast in Pampanga. Clearwater Resort has nice ambience and wide space, much better than the other hotels in Angeles City and Manila Philippines.

Traffic along the North Expressway NLEX from Manila to Clark is always light and the new Subic Tarlac Clark Expressway ScTex takes visitors straight into Clark Freeport without going through any towns and cities along the way.

Many guests like staying at Clearwater Family Inn Hotel Room in the picnic grounds of this resort in Clark Pampanga. Some like the trees in the resort camping grounds. One can stay in other hotels in Angeles City but it is not often one finds amenities and ambience like Clark, not like Clearwater Resort in Angeles City Philippines.

Those who are lucky enough to get a room at this lake resort in Clark Philippines will be able to enjoy the magical sunrise across the lake of Clearwater Resort at dawn. This is the only hotel in Clark Pampanga that guests can really enjoy viewing sunrise.

For information as well as assistance with reservations in hotels and resorts in Pampanga, Clark Philippines, click here to contact HotelClarkPhilippines now

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Hotel Clark Philippines
Creekside Road corner of Centennial Road,
Central Business District, Clark Freeport Zone,
Pampanga, Philippines 2023

Tel: (045)599-5949 0917-520-4403 0922-870-5177

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3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
(632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 Rea or Chay

http://www.HotelClarkPhilippines.com

Email: Info@ClarkPhilippines.com

Getting to this hotel in Clark Philippines
After entering Clark Freeport from Subic, Manila, Dau and Angeles City, proceed straight along Clark’s main highway MA Roxas, passing Clark’s largest wine shop called Clark Wine Center on your right, continue to bear right making no turns at all, go past Mimosa Leisure Estate on the opposite side of the road, you will hit a major intersection. Go straight and the road becomes Creekside Road. YATS Clearwater Resort and Country Club is on your right just 200m down. Traffic in Clark Philippines is light so it should be quite easy for get to this hotel in Clark Philippines.

To inquire with the beach resort hotel in Clark Pampanga visit http://www.ClearwaterPhililippines.com

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