When it comes to quality wine, one image often comes to mind: that of oak barrels lined up in a barrel cellar. For many, the equation is almost automatic: more wood means better quality… but is that really the case? Ageing does not make wine ‘more prestigious’, but rather it guides it towards its idealRead more ⟶
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Dolcetto: why this name, if it isn’t a sweet wine?
I mean… life’s complicated enough as it is, and in the world of wine there are more unknowns than there are glasses, but to actually call a wine that isn’t sweet ‘Dolcetto’? Well, yes, and it’s probably the most misunderstood bottle on the shelves and in the cellars around the world. Dolcetto is a dry,Read more ⟶
Being a cooperative winery: a story of people, the local territory and wine
What does it mean to be a cooperative winery? For many, it is simply a form of business ownership. For others, it is synonymous with large-scale production or shared bottling. In reality, a wine cooperative is much more than that: it is a model designed to recognise the value of winegrowers’ work and safeguard theRead more ⟶
Grignolino: Monferrato’s ‘anarchic’ wine with an unpredictable character
‘Anarchic maverick’ are the words that Luigi Veronelli, one of the most important and authoritative chroniclers of Italian wine, used to describe Grignolino’s unpredictable character. A provoking statement, yet one that captures in a few words the very soul of this Piedmontese grape variety: a wine that defies easy definition and surprises those who tryRead more ⟶
Piemonte DOC Sauvignon: the fresh and surprising face of Monferrato
Take a white wine with an international character, add a good dose of quintessentially Piedmontese spirit, leave it to rest in bâtonnage, and there you have the Piemonte DOC Sauvignon: a fresh, aromatic and incredibly surprising wine. For whilst thoughts of Piedmont almost automatically turn to its great reds, the first taste of Piemonte DOCRead more ⟶
Visit the places in Monferrato associated with Davide Lajolo
“Memory is not an archive, but rather a voice that carries on talking” and that is why there are places that, even when we leave them, persist in following us. For Davide Lajolo, Monferrato has always been just that: not merely a homeland, but rather a constant presence. A landscape capable of finding its wayRead more ⟶
Viognier: the aromatic grape variety that has found a home in Monferrato
Viognier is an aromatic white grape variety of French origin, first cultivated in the Rhône Valley, and now grown in various wine-producing regions around the world. It has also found a home in Alto Monferrato, where the climate and exposure allow its aromatic profile to shine. Amidst the hills of Vinchio and Vaglio, this internationalRead more ⟶
Wine tastings at the winery: the first step to discovering Monferrato
There are places you can truly understand just by looking at them. And then there are others that you can only truly appreciate… by tasting them. Monferrato is certainly one of these! Steep hills, vineyards that change colour with the seasons, small villages and roads that wind their way through the vineyards: everything here speaksRead more ⟶
Piemonte DOC Rosato: the resurgence of a seductive and unconventional wine
For years it remained on the sidelines, regarded as a ‘transitional’ wine, dismissed as a ‘women’s wine’ and often associated solely with the summer season. Today, rosé wine is experiencing a genuine boom, which has taken off particularly among young people all over the world, not just for its aesthetic appeal but rather for moreRead more ⟶
Between vineyards and woodlands: the encounter that shapes Monferrato
Those visiting Monferrato for the first time are often taken aback, as they expect orderly expanses of vineyards, rows of vines stretching out endlessly, hills entirely ‘smoothed’ by human hands. But this area is not just about vineyards, and the monotony of the landscape gives way to patches of woodland, tree-lined ridges and wilder areasRead more ⟶