Cappellano Barolo Chinato
It is widely accepted that Barolo Chinato was invented by Dr. Giuseppe Cappellano in the late 19th Century.
Giuseppe was the second son of the founder of the
Cappellano Winery.
He became a pharmacist in Turin where he developed many medicines including Barolo Chinato.
For more on this history of this winery, see the history notes at the bottom of the
Fine Wine Geek's Cappellano Barolo & Barbaresco page.
The current edition of Cappellano Barolo Chinato has a distinctive blue label:
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Older Bottles of Cappellano Barolo Chinato
A set of Cappellano Barolo Chinato bottles through the years:
More older Cappellano Barolo Chinato bottles:
A Cappellano Barolo Chinato made in 1947:
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Augusto Cappellano with a bottle of Barolo Chinato from the same era:
Cappellano Barolo Chinatos made in the late 1950s or in the 1960s:
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