Over the last century, the Rovero family has produced lots of wine, amaro, and grappa from their organic vineyards and orchards. Brothers Claudio & Michelino do the viticulture, while their sons Enrico & Simone make the wine and... Read More
Named after an old farmhouse, Cieck is a 32-acre winery in northern Piedmont at the foot of the Alps. Local varieties include the usual red grapes like Nebbiolo and Barbera, but Erbaluce is a white varietal native to the Canavese... Read More
Moscato is sometimes an afterthought for Piemontese winemakers, but the Perrone family has been making it in the village of Castiglione Tinella (about 10 miles from Asti) since the 1800s. Stefano Perrone, a retired champion motocross... Read More
Moscato is sometimes an afterthought for Piemontese winemakers, but the Perrone family has been making it in the village of Castiglione Tinella (about 10 miles from Asti) since the 1800s. Stefano Perrone, a retired champion motocross... Read More
Let's unpack the name of this wine first. Carema is a district in the 40-acre appellation of Canavese in northern Piedmont. The main red grape is Nebbiolo. However, the alpine region bordering Valle D'Aosta in the shadows... Read More
Luigi Ferrando and his sons, Roberto and Andrea, make wine in the shadows of Mont Blanc, not too far from Turin. Most of the acreage is dedicated to high-altitude Nebbiolo, but they also make the white wine of Canavese with local... Read More
Francone has existed since 1940, but in 1964, Giovanni Battista, with sons Mauro and Silvano, built an official winery in Neive, which continues to be the site of winemaking. Barchetta (in collaboration with the maker of Little... Read More
Did your high school Italian help you recognize the word truffle? Tartufaia refers to a truffle forest in La Morra that borders Giulia's (aka Barologirl's) vineyards. Barolo is renowned for its tar and roses flavors, but... Read More
Nothing says luxury or festa like a bottle of Barolo, and one that's ready to drink immediately! Therefore, Giulia always releases her early-maturing La Tartufaia (truffle hunter, or place where truffles are grown) in magnums... Read More
Giulia Negri makes tiny amounts of her Barolo. Most are priced closer to the $100 range, which makes Pian delle Mole such a fantastic deal at $38. The fruit is from the high hillsides of La Morra and vinified into a ready-to-drink... Read More
Azienda Icardi started growing fruit in southern Piedmont, just outside Castiglione Tinella (about 10 miles south of Asti) in 1920. By the 1960s, Pierino and his wife decided to vinify their grapes rather than sell them, and today,... Read More
