Wines

Bianco - Langhe Favorita Doc

This grape variety arrived in Piedmont after travelling along the Salt Trail, the road that allowed commercial exchanges of anchovies, oil and wine with the people who lived by the Ligurian Sea. Favorita was once vinified sweet and used during mass. There’s an interesting story behind the name: it is said to have been the favourite wine of the Bela Rusin (Rosa Vercellana), who, in turn, was the favourite of King Vittorio Emanuele II.

Technical Specifications
Municipal district:	Vezza d’Alba, Canale d’Alba
Grape variety:	100% Favorita
Exposure:	south-east
Altitude (above sea level)	250 metres
Soil:	sandy
Vine training system:	Espalier-Guyot
Age of vineyard:	20 years
Harvest:	the grapes are harvested by hand into 20-kg crates. Beginning of September
Vinification:	soft pressing. No maceration on skins. Slow fermentation at a temperature of 13/14°C, to guarantee conservation of the aroma
Ageing:	in steel tanks for four months
Sensorial overview:	straw yellow with greenish highlights; delicate bouquet of fresh fruit and white summer flowers; notes of jasmine, banana, tropical fruit; fresh, full and fairly well structured
Serving temperature:	11°-13° C
Pairing:	raw vegetables to dip in salt and oil, light pasta dishes, grilled fish. Excellent aperitif
Our recommendation:	vegetables and “bagna freida” (a cold, summer version of the traditional Piedmontese dip made with garlic, anchovies and oil)
When to drink it:	summer drinks in the garden

Antica Cascina Dei Conti Di Roero

The Antica Cascina dei Conti di Roero estate was established in the early 1950s, when the Olivero family, Daniela’s parents, bought the Valmenera farmhouse in Vezza d’Alba. They added the land and vineyards already owned in the Certuti region, better known as Sru, in the municipal districts of Canale and Monteu Roero, now a UNESCO World Heritage core zone. In the beginning, it was a typical farm, cultivating fruit, vines and cereal crops, as well as keeping livestock.
The turnaround came in the early Seventies, when the decision was made to focus exclusively on viticulture and winemaking.
"The land is in our blood".
Our idea of wine growing can be explained in a single word: authenticity.
This is a concept that we apply in the vineyard, in the cellar and in our life. We have decided to believe in and use only native grape varieties: Nebbiolo, Arneis, Favorita and Barbera.

Piemonte

From Asti Spumante to Barolo, the wines of Piedmont are among Italy’s most prolific and best rated. The region’s pedigree is apparent in its 58 DOC and DOCG zones, and although it is only the sixth largest producer in terms of volume, it has the highest percentage of classified wines in all of Italy. No IGT wine area is identified. This westerly region that borders with Switzerland and France is influenced by the Alps and Apennines (the name Piedmont means "foot of the mountain") and its seasons are very distinctive. Hot, dry summers, cold winters, and temperate springs and autumns are common with occasional fog during harvest time.

Undoubtedly it is the red wines that lead the way in terms of quality and cellaring potential with wines made from the noble Nebbiolo grape. The DOCGs of Barolo, Barbaresco, Gattinara, Ghemme and Roero all represent the grape at its finest: they are complex, alluring wines with extraordinary depth and great ageing potential. Barolo ("king of wines and wine of kings") is made in the Langhe hills with its output of 6 million bottles a year far exceeding that of Barbaresco at less than 2.5 million.