Just yesterday, we were tasting with an importer who didn’t know Trediberri’s wines and asked us why we were so excited about them? Where to begin?!

The usual thing would be to point to their top wines, the Barolo “Berri” and the Rocche del’Annunziata. Those are truly great wines that sell out as soon as we get them.

But not us: we went straight to the “Little Grapes” — the Dolcetto, Barbera, and the Langhe Nebbiolo. These are the kinds of wines you’ll find people drinking if you stop into a wine bar or restaurant in the Langhe. They’re delicious – fresh and great with all kinds of food – but absolutely 100%, purely Piedmontese.

It shouldn’t be a surprise that Trediberri threads the needle so perfectly between deeply terroir expressive and straight up I-want-another-sip delicious. First, they’re based in La Morra, where the terroir (more sand) makes wines that are naturally lighter, more elegant and aromatic.

Second, this is the family MO: Trediberri was founded by Federico Oberto and his son, Nicola. Federico had been the long-time right-hand man of Renato Ratti, one of Piedmont’s true legends and a repository of Barolo tradition and wisdom. Nicola carries that tradition forward, making wines that are as pure an expression of the local terroir as any producer working today – no oak, gentle fermentations, super-tasty.

Trediberri, Barbera d'Alba, 2024 $31.99
In Magnum: $62.99 (very limited)
This is the kind of beauty you can chill down and enjoy all summer long, on its own or with a light summer meal. OK, fine: with a burger or sausage off the grill too, if you insist (it isn’t tannic but has the acidity and fruit to go with meat).

Trediberri, Langhe Nebbiolo, 2024 $34.99
In Magnum: $67.99 (very limited)
Like the Barbera, completely unoaked, and is pleasantly light and fruity. But don’t worry: the fruit is real Nebbiolo fruit, with all of its natural cherry-esque gorgeousness.