Italy

Quart, Valle d'Aosta With plantings from 700 to 1000 meters (2,297 - 3,281 feet), Rosset exemplifies the geographic and climatic challenges of Valle d’Aosta, where low yields make quality the essential focus. Nicola Rosset and his father Cesare planted their first vineyards in 2001, to accompany the raspberries, saffron and genepy that they farm and... Continue reading→

Carema, Piemonte The town of Carema, population 800, is located an hour’s drive north of Turin, tucked up underneath the Vallee d’Aosta border. Gian Marco Viano worked as a sommelier in Glasgow and London before coming home to Carema. With a few other young folks, he has devoted his life to restoring an appellation whose... Continue reading→

Carema, Piemonte The town of Carema, population 800, is located an hour’s drive north of Turin, tucked up underneath the Vallee d’Aosta border. The Nebbiolo-based wines of this area would already be rare due to the denomination’s tiny size, only 16 hectares (39.5 acres) in total. In truth, the winemaking culture here nearly disappeared, due... Continue reading→

Roddi, Langhe, Piemonte Gianluca Colombo doesn’t want you to see his hand. Despite working for years as a sought-after vigneron in various storied subzones of Barolo and beyond, he seeks not to display wines of “his” style, often stating that “only the vineyard, the vintage, and the grape should speak”, and, “I never want to... Continue reading→

Castiglione Falletto, Langhe Bussia, the first ever Barolo cru to be vinified as a single-district wine, is arguably one of the greatest growing sites in all of Barolo. Within Bussia the historic wine-growing sub-region of Pugnane is amongst and historically has always been amongst the very best locations to grow nebbiolo. As such, Poderi Foglati... Continue reading→

Monforte d'Alba, Piemonte In 2011, Miro Lekes, wine lover and collector, brought together some of the most talented and passionate up-and-coming winemakers in Langhe. They established a new winery in Monforte d’Alba, where the friends were empowered to bring together the best of art, science and tradition in simple pursuit of the best wines. The... Continue reading→

Barolo, Piemonte AltreVie is the newest project from GianLuca Colombo and Federico Scarzello, inspired by the French negoce. They are passionate about scouting amazing vineyards in Langhe and Roero. The grapes selected for the AltreVie project come from only the best vineyards of dolcetto, arneis, barbera and nebbiolo. They started this journey in 2021 and... Continue reading→

Neive, Piemonte Francesco Versio is the son of a teacher from the Albesani hamlet just outside Neive village. He trained at Bruno Giacosa, becoming the winemaker there in his early 30’s, and has also made wine for Luigi Oddero. Francesco’s grandfather rented out his two small Neive plots until 2012, when Francesco began to make... Continue reading→

Castellinaldo, Roero After 19 harvests in some of the most famous estates in the Barolo area as both a winemaker and storyteller, Daniele Gaia has stepped out for his solo deput with Asso di Denari. Attempting to best express the unique characteristics of the territory of Roero, Daniele blends the inspiration of his hometown, a... Continue reading→

Maretto, Piemonte The name Crotin 1897 refers to all the years Daniela’s land has been in her family. She met her Calabrian husband in veterinary school--they both practice natural medicine for animals--and their three boys grew up in Calabria, by the sea. Going back home to make organic wine from the native grapes of Piemonte... Continue reading→

Alto Piemonte In northeastern Piemonte, wines from Nebbiolo are produced in a set of townships known as Alto Piemonte. To call the region a geological treasure is to introduce a high drama going back 280 million years, to the spectacular effluvia of the Sesia supervolcano and its subsequent collapse. Continental collisions then churned the volcano’s... Continue reading→

Barengo, Alto Piemonte The Boniperti family goes back several generations in Alto Piemonte and they have seen the "long fable" (favolalunga) that the wine production in this region has experienced. After the two world wars in the first half of the 20th century, as well as the industrial revolution that took place in Italy during... Continue reading→