Questa

WINE GROWERS
T
he quality of this cellar’s wines has improved in the last few years and market demand is
increasing sharply, so much so that reduced production in 2008 will create problems of
allocation. One ongoing problem still has to be solved: the generational turnover of members
and the slow but progressive abandonment of the vines. Here the difficulties involved in work-
ing and accessing the vineyards cast a shadow over the magic of the unique landscape. Viviano
Gassino, who has been successfully managing the cellar for ten years, says passion and hard
work are the recipe for survival. This year the replacement of the barrels will be completed. This
hefty investment will reap further benefits for the wines and will facilitate the work of Manlio
Muggiano, the senior cellarman, and Maurizio Forgia, the enologist. The wines we most recom-
mend are the regular Carema and the Carema Riserva, the Canavese Tournet, fruity on the nose
and tangy in the mouth, and the Canavese Nebbiolo Parej, typical of the terroir.
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