Nebbiolo

• nebbiolo

Borrowed from Italian nebbiolo, from nebbia (“fog”), after the grapes' appearance.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌnɛbɪˈəʊləʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌnɛbiˈoʊloʊ/
• Rhymes: -əʊləʊ

Nebbiolo (usually uncountable, plural Nebbiolos)

1. A grape variety cultivated in the Langhe, Piedmont.
   • 2023 February 15, John Eligon, “Exploring South Africa’s Black Wine Scene”, in The New York Times‎:

     When my wife and I visited last November, we were a bit baffled when she gave us a nebbiolo — an Italian grape — when we were in the beating heart of South African wine. It turned out, though, that this nebbiolo was grown in South Africa, and it was delightful.

2. A fine red wine made near Alba from these grapes.