It’s 1986 when Walter Massa, a young, ambitious winemaker from the Colli Tortonesi, vinifies 1000kg of a grape that had almost been forgotten: the Timorasso. What seemed to start out as a mere enological experiment ends up becoming a movement that captivates tens of winemakers and brings the Coll...

Story of the ancestor wine of Marsala and the four winemakers who envisioned it anew. A journey through western Sicily with Vincenzo Angileri, Pierpaolo Badalucco, Nino Barraco and Sebio De Bartoli.

At the end of the 18th Century the English trader John Woodhouse created Marsala after having tas...

In Venice, a community comes together to make wine so as to take care of an increasingly fragile environment, but during the course of the year bureaucratic hold ups, climatic events and other problems put everything at risk, even its own existence. A film by Andrea Mignolo.

For each of the 500 varieties of grape present in Italy today, there have been generations of unnamed farmers who took care of them, out of affection or stubbornness, so that they have come down to us. However, we do know the name of one of them: Gastone Vio, custodian of the Dorona of Venice.
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The Colli Tortonesi DOC area, with its six valleys and 46 municipalities, is a mosaic of soils and climates that shape the Timorasso vine. In the north, there are fertile, deep soils, in the central part limestone and marl, and in the south, near the Apennines, older, poorer soils. But how does a...

Timorasso is a grape variety that defies convention: from early budding to ripening, every stage of its growth requires precision and care. With limited yields and high management costs, this variety nevertheless delivers an extraordinary wine, known for its vibrant acidity and aromas that evolve...

A recent study conducted by the University of Milan has revealed that Derthona timorasso wine is much more complex than one might think. It is not just a matter of honey and hydrocarbon: its sensory identity is rich and surprising, with aromas ranging from citrus to balsamic notes. Moreover, oeno...

After a life dedicated to precision mechanics that took him around the world, Gian Paolo Repetto decided to return to the Colli Tortonesi to open his own farm. Today, together with his wife, he cultivates 18 hectares of vineyards, producing mainly Timorasso and Barbera. The company makes use of i...

Andrea Tacchella produces still and re-fermented timorasso in Val Borbera. In this video he tells the story of his return to the family land.

Alberto Lugano presents UVA - A valley of artists - a museum pole spread along the salt roads in the Tortona hills. The route brings together archives and museums of great importance: the Divisionism picture gallery in Tortona, the studio of Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo, the Piero Leddi archive a...