Bera e Figli "Ronco Malo" Barbera 2021

Bera e Figli "Ronco Malo" Barbera 2021Bera is in the part of Piemonte that is famous for Moscato d'Asti, a famously bulk produced, sweet wine. They wouldn't be the most obvious place to look for some of the most progressive, natural winemaking and farming in Europe, but that is in fact the case. They are a true outlier in the Canelli area, where Moscato has been planted since the 1300s and their estate dates to 1785 when the Bera's ancestors bought the property from the Knights of Malta.

" which is Hebrew for "in the beginning

It's not buttery

Allowed to carbonate and reach full dryness over the warmer summer months

The wine was aged on the lees in older barrels before being bottled by hand the following spring with a little bit of the wine’s CO2

These ancient Garnacha Tintorera & Mencía vines yield less than 1kg of fruit per plant

These 35 year-old vines grow in high elevation

The agriturismo attached to the farm is a beautiful place that is not to miss if you're in the area

which does a great job of breaking down how Merlot sales had already started to slide after farmers overplanted the grape in the 1990s

and Tibourin Gris

This is a wine that could not be made anywhere else

At the age of 18

He is a native son of Santa Cruz