{"id":1340,"date":"2013-08-06T16:19:41","date_gmt":"2013-08-06T14:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.belpiemonte.com\/en\/?p=1340"},"modified":"2013-09-11T21:18:51","modified_gmt":"2013-09-11T19:18:51","slug":"sweet-cherries-and-dolcetto-in-dogliani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.belpiemonte.com\/en\/sweet-cherries-and-dolcetto-in-dogliani\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet cherries and Dolcetto in Dogliani"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dogliani<\/strong> is another small town (less than 5000 citizens) on the map of south Piedmont<\/strong>, split in two parts by Rea torrent . Distant 28 kilometers from Alba<\/strong><\/a> it is the most important economical and cultural center to the villages and towns of west part of the Langhe.<\/p>\n

\"Dogliani,<\/a>
the characteristic green cupola of San Quirico e Paolo church<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Dogliani,<\/a>
Dogliani split in two by Rea torrent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I visited Dogliani in springtime, travelling back from Cantina Clavesana<\/strong><\/a>. I decided to stop for a while to look closer to the characteristic green cupola of San Quirico e Paolo church<\/strong>. From the entrance to the locality I noticed cars parked casually on the main road, groups of people directed to the downtown and general agitation. Even though I knew in that day Dogliani was supposed to host the event called Antica Fiera della Ciliegia<\/strong>, I still was surprised by the number of participants, mainly townspeople.<\/p>\n

\"Dogliani,<\/a>
stands during Antica Fiera della Ciliegia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When I finally managed to find a parking place, I directed to the heart of the event. Stands were arranged along both parts of the river, on the main square and on streets. I was hoping to find mainly fruits and vegetables, some handcrafts, but unfortunately instead cheap stuff made in China was dominating \u2013 clothes, shoes, bags, ecc. And if not the fact that it was one of the most important gastronomical event in Dogliani, there wouldn\u2019t be nothing strange in it. But we are talking about the Langhe – mainly rural region, full of fantastic products to offer (not to mention about wine), and in this context Antica Fiera della Ciliegia (sweet cherry) was a bit disappointing.<\/p>\n

\"Dogliani,<\/a>
some stands with flowers, but no sweet cherries<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Dogliani<\/a>
yummy…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Of course the history of this town<\/strong> is strictly related to wine and not cherries. According to one of the theories its name comes from Dolium Jani<\/strong>, meaning a Giano Glass. Giano was the god of landscapes and borders that, according to a legend, during his numerous tours around the area, was tasting wines and he particularly liked the local one. Others say the name was taken from Dolium Januae<\/strong> \u2013 a Glass of Genova – because of commercial contact (mainly based on wine) with Ligurian cities. Whatever the case may be, the fact is that since many centuries grapevine has taken an important part of local life and till today local economy is based on grapevine, Dolcetto variety<\/strong> especially. Even In 16th century it was already very common and authorities cared about the quality of Dolcetto wine. According to the document from 1593 harvesting had been allowed only after September 21st , the San Matteo holiday. And for those who would have broken the law provided penalty was severe – confiscation of harvested grapes… About Dolcetto you can find some information in my previous article<\/a>. I will mention only that only in the Langhe area there are 5 dominations: Dolcetto d\u2019Alba DOC<\/strong>, Dolcetto di Diano d\u2019Alba DOC<\/strong>, Dolcetto delle Langhe Monregalesi<\/strong> (near Mondovi\u2019) DOC<\/strong>, and around Dogliani: Dolcetto di Dogliani DOC<\/strong>, Dolcetto di Dogliani Superiore DOCG<\/strong>, called also Dogliani DOCG.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Dogliani,<\/a>
one of narrow streets of Dogliani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Coming back to the event itself and sweet cherries. Well, it\u2019s hard to believe but I didn\u2019t manage to buy any ciliegia \u2013 they were sold before I reached Dogliani\u2026 Still, I came back home with a small chest of delicious strawberries, a big portion of roasted chicken and few bottles of Dolcetto wine. And I was happy anyway!<\/p>\n

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