Piedmont producers

Ceretto: producer profile & 19 wines tasted

'Innovation has always been part of Ceretto’s DNA,' says Raffaele Mosca...

Marchesi di Barolo discovery tasting at the Decanter London Fine Wine Encounter 2022

Exploring the 'shades of Nebbiolo' with Marchesi di Barolo at Decanter's London Fine Wine Encounter 2022...

Le Piane: producer profile and six wines tasted

Leading the charge in Alto Piemonte...

Roagna: Producer profile & 11 wines tasted

'One of the best examples of post-modern winemaking in the Langhe'.

The new Super-Italians: 12 essential, new-wave Italian wines

Italy's reinvention shows no sign of slowing down...

Borgogno's makeover: A decade of change

A traditionalist winery that has undergone a decade of big changes...

Barolo in depth: Serralunga plus 10 wines worth seeking out

One of Barolo's most celebrated villages goes under the microscope...

Barolo in depth: Castiglione Falletto plus 10 wines worth seeking out

A deep dive into this remarkable Barolo commune and a selection of its best wines

Renato Ratti: producer profile & Rocche dell'Annunziata mini-vertical

Tom Hyland speaks with Pietro Ratti and tastes some of his acclaimed Barolo wines...

Nas-cëtta del comune di Novello: Untapped potential

Ines Salpico tastes 12 examples of this rare white from the land of red giants...

Prunotto Secondine: Producer profile and new Barbaresco tasting

Prunotto release a brand new single-vineyard Barbaresco...

Vietti: Producer profile

Michela Morris profiles the famed producer, based in Castiglione Falletto...

Tasting Ceretto's 2016s

Stephen Brook tastes the famed estate's delayed 2016 releases...

Tasting the single-vineyard wines of Pio Cesare

The tasting confirms the splendid and consistent quality of the 2016 vintage...

Gaja: A family portrait

This fifth-generation winemaking dynasty elevated Barbaresco to fine-wine status...

Gaja Barbaresco – A taste of the greats

Tasting through some of the great vintages...

Top 40 Piedmont reds beyond Nebbiolo

For everyday drinking like the Piedmontese do it...

Pio Cesare: Introducing Mosconi

A new single-vineyard Barolo...

Tasting Borgogno Barolo Riserva back to 1937

And how the estate's new generation sees the future...

Gaja Barbaresco crus: Costa Russi & Sorì San Lorenzo verticals

See Stephen Brook's tasting notes & scores from two verticals of Gaja's single vineyard wines...

Elvio Cogno Barolo: Tasting the Ravera cru

Michaela Morris tastes nine vintages of this Barolo cru...

Poderi Aldo Conterno – Profile and wine reviews

Stephen Brook explores the history of this perfectionist estate...

GD Vajra's Bricco delle Viole: Tasting 2004-2014

See tasting notes and ratings from this rare vertical...

Barolo and Barbaresco legend Bruno Giacosa dies

One of Italy's best winemakers...

Producer profile: Bruno Giacosa

The range of wines is extensive here...

Producer profile: Enrico Rivetto

Rivetto is typical of a new generation of enthusiastic and inquisitive growers...

Producer profile: Massolino

Serralunga is home to some first-rate local winemakers, including Massolino...

Producer profile: Paolo Scavino

Paolo Scavino was an early advocate of roto-fermenters...

Producer profile: Bartolo Mascarello

In terms of Nebbiolo, the late Bartolo Mascarello only did one thing...

Producer profile: Elio Altare

An advantage to Altare's wines is that they were accessible younger...