Baratuciàt/Bussanello/Cortese/other. Named for their beloved pastoral guardian dog, "Nando" is a first-time wine for the Verruas. The vines are a very small, young, mixed planting close by the house/winery and contains local white varieties like Baratuciàt, Bussanello and Cortese. The bunches were...

100% Erbaluce. Planted in high hills on the volcanic soils of Boca DOC in Alto Piemonte, the few rows of vines in this tiny parcel average 40 years old, are organically farmed and harvested by hand. The grapes are destemmed and fermented with native yeasts in stainless steel. Maceration lasts about...

Barat is made with 100% Baratuciat, a nearly-extinct variety originally from the Val di Susa, west of Torino. In the area’s dialect, the name means “the cat’s testicles,” in reference to its oval-shaped berries. The vines were planted in 2015, making the 2018 the first release. Fermented...

Luigi planted Chardonnay and a touch of Sauvignon in 1980. Admittedly, it is not easy to farm Chard and Sauvignon on land which has produced the most structured Barolos since ancient times. However, the Vaira family wanted to carry on Luigi’s tradition and were excited to work with more mature...