Place: Colli Tortonesi — Piedmont, Italy

Variety: Timorasso

Farming: Sustainable

Deep in Piedmont’s stunning Colli Tortonesi hills, Daniele Ricci has been making unforgettable natural wines from local grapes, most notably the once almost forgotten white variety Timorasso, since the late 90s when he took over the small family estate. 

Timorasso almost went extinct but the work of Daniele’s friend Walter Massa kept it on the map which we are grateful for as the best examples may very well be Italy’s answer to the world’s great Chardonnays.