NV Ferdinando Principiano Dosset

Here's a secret the Barolo growers won't tell you: they don't drink Barolo every night. While those serious, age-worthy bottles sleep in the cellar for a decade, the wine they actually pour on a Tuesday is Dolcetto, the Langhe's juicy, friendly, everyday red. "Dosset" is just the local dialect word for it.

And this one comes from a serious address. Ferdinando Principiano's family has farmed in Barolo for generations, but unlike most of his neighbors, he works organically and makes wine the old, honest way: no chemicals in the vineyard, wild yeasts, and not a drop of added sulfur. The result is Dolcetto stripped to pure joy, fresh, fragrant, and bursting with cherry, blueberry, and violets, with a little dried-herb and chocolate character, soft tannins, and bright acidity.

Best of all, it's a featherweight 11% alcohol, which means you can actually enjoy a second glass on a weeknight. Serve it with a slight chill alongside pizza, pasta, a burger, anything. It's the definition of a crowd-pleaser.

There's never a lot of a hand-made, no-sulfur wine like this. Stock up, because it disappears fast.