Roero is a forgotten part of Piemonte. You’ll find some very steep vineyards and the kind of rustic simplicity that comes with little tourism. While it has yet to show... read more →
If this wine is an indication, Marta Peloso and her husband Felice Cappa are making wines you need to pay attention to. Their setup is around the town of Alexandria... read more →
Fabrizio Iuli is dedicated to barbera, the grape of his ancestors. He bottles several versions and this is his benchmark. A sturdy barbera for sure, it is raised in cement... read more →
Piero Macciocca’s wines are not about pleasing people but about being true to the land. The grape comes from its DOCG area of Piglio, about two hours south of Rome.... read more →
Fabio Gea doesn’t get any more sane as the years go by, but the wines I believe get better and better. My first sip of this was a complete wow.... read more →
Trediberri was founded in 2007 as a partnership of three men: Nicola Oberto, Nicola’s father Federico (who had been Rennato Ratti’s winemaker and has great land holdings he brought to... read more →
Piero Macciocca’s wines are not about pleasing people but about being true to the land and vintage. This DOCG is the “entry” level of his single vineyard cesaneses, but there’s... read more →
I met Matteo, one of the partners involved with this extreme project, on the alternative nebbiolo wine tour in 2020. The reclamation of heroic steep vineyards—they look like Roman ruins—was... read more →
The Raphaël wines from Maria Berucci are all keepers (bonus points if you can find her rosato). This rosso is a straightforward example of cesanese. It’s destemmed, concrete fermented, and then... read more →
Next trip to Gradoli, for sure I’ll be visiting Georgea and Alessandro because their wines are kind of knocking me out. This came from their organic, regenerative farming at an... read more →