Piemonte Wine

Coco Chanel used to advise that the last thing a fashionable person should do before walking out the door is take off one accessory - less is more. Here, despite a brief stay in barrel, the winery left the oak at home and lets... Read More

Barbera built to drink with pizza or a more sophisticated pasta or poultry meal. As Vinous says, it’s “is a bold, juicy wine. Succulent black cherry, plum, mocha, new leather and licorice are nicely amplified. The... Read More

Organic/Bio Remo Falconieri was an Olivetti typewriter designer when he chucked it all to create this winery in the hills north of Barolo. His appetite runs to a wide range of native grapes with a special passion for Erbaluce... Read More

Lower ABV If you don’t know Arneis, then this is the perfect introduction to the white grape of Barolo and the sandier vineyards of the Roero hills next door. And if you do know Arneis and are used to paying $20-$25 for... Read More

Organic/Bio Long before anyone made dry wine of any significance in Barolo, Gattinara produced the most famous Nebbiolo in the world. And since its founding in 1906, Cantina Nervi has owned the crown of finest estate in Gattinara,... Read More

Always built to show well on the early side, the 2020 Barolo Lecinquevigne benefits from Damilano's plump and nicely fruit-filled house style. As Wine Spectator says in their 94 point review, Stitched with pure cherry and... Read More

Lower ABV Ercole is importer The Piedmont Guy's line-up designed to introduce American consumers to the joys of traditional Piemonte wines - and the joys of enjoying them without fuss or ceremony. From a Monferrato co-op,... Read More

Lower ABV In Piemonte, Dolcetto is what you drink at lunch or with a simple supper, and this is built for that. Dark fruit, a texture not heavy but far from thin, soft tannins and a pretty violet top note are all just delightful.... Read More

Organic/Bio They say if you want to know how good a Barol/Barbaresco winemaker really is, taste their Dolcetto. A tricky grape to grow and make well and sure to sell for less than Barbera or Nebbiolo, only a meticulous and dedicated... Read More

Lower ABV Same wine, new label/name. A delightfully aromatic wine, with loads of fresh fruit flavors bursting from the glass. It is sweet, but beautifully balanced by the wine's effervescence and acidity. Being frizzante,... Read More

Lower ABV The brother/sister duo of Matteo and Martina Molino run this family estate and craft wines of fine purity and tradition. Like here in their juicy, supple, no-oak Dolcetto. Unlike fancy-pants Barolo - which they do well,... Read More

The origin story of Ruche is muddled, but it may have evolved in France’s Haute-Savoie before finding it’s real home in Italy’s Piemonte region but was more likely born in Monferato of a crossing of Croatina... Read More

Organic/Bio Barbaresco's Serraboella vineyard – along with Montestefano – produces very “Barolo-like” wines, and here Paitin captures that power and tames it with a layer of finesses. From certified... Read More

Even before Barolo legend Enrico Scavino passed away in 2024, his daughters Elisa and Enrica stewarded this historic estate and kept it perched at the top of outstanding Barolo producer lists. In this hot vintage, they deliver... Read More

As we tasted through Scavino's 2022 Barolos, the group was unanimous: this was the class of the set and one very classy Barolo indeed! It's from an east-facing site, helping retain a sense of purity and elegance to the... Read More

Lower ABV From the Picollo family's home village of Rovereto in the heart of the Gavi di Gavi DOCG, this is pretty much the essence of the region’s native white grape, Cortese. Think of this a cool, green, steely Gavi,... Read More

Lower ABV Since 1949, the Picollo family has grown grapes in just one place - the Piemonte's Gavi region - and made just three wines: Gavi, Gavi di Gavi, and a barrel-aged Gavi di Gavi. With that much practice and focus, it's... Read More

Nicola Argamante was born in Tuscany, grew up in Piemonte, and was a well respected consulting winemaker there for years before he and his wife, Loredana, founded their own winery. Over 30 acres of vines, they make around 7,000... Read More

Another wine where Galloni seems to have caught things at an awkward moment - at our April 2024 tasting, it was among the most compelling wines open for both medium and long-term drinking! Do air it out a bit now and enjoy with... Read More

Located in the center of Barbaresco, not far from Asili, the site is the essence of Barbaresco in terms of soil, exposure, and elevation. At a class a few years ago, co-cellar master Luca Cravanzola caught everyone’s attention... Read More

Pora's mineral-rich clay/limestone soils and sunny exposure tends to give wines of muscular power and deep minerality. In sunny 2017, this is one of the most open and satisfyingly fleshy of the Produttori's Riservas.... Read More

One of the finest values in the shop right now is this “Superiore” Barbera from the heart of Piemonte and aged 12 months in oak. It’s medium-bodied, bursting with ripe and red cherry fruit and lifted by a tiny... Read More