“Gattinara's most dynamic driving force is a soft-spoken, petite, 75-year-old grandmother named Rosanna Antoniolo.”—Wine Sepctator, April 30, 2015 “One of the reference-points in Gattinara.”—Antonio Galloni, Vinous "Antoniolo's bottles contain the best of Northern Piedmont's heritage. Hard-boned and only apparently lean, they can …

Ninety miles northeast of Alba, hidden at the base of the Italian Alps, is the little-known winegrowing area of Alto Piemonte. The region, which acquired its name more for its high altitude than for its relative location to the Langhe (the …

Ninety miles northeast of Alba, hidden at the base of the Italian Alps, is the little-known winegrowing area of Alto Piemonte. The region, which acquired its name more for its high altitude than for its relative location to the Langhe (the …

"Intense traditionally-made wines that ooze with character."—Robert Parker "Vallana creates Spanna with extraordinary life spans, their breeding, substance and longevity showing no compromise whatever with conceptions of mass consumerism." – Burton Anderson Our history and love affair with Vallana began with Michael …