The Ronzano family are small-scale producers who make this delicious and affordable Barbera. The family’s situation also shows just how integrated these modestly priced wines are with the region’s most illustrious foodstuffs. The Ronzano’s top... Read More

The Ronzano family are small-scale producers who make this delicious and affordable Barbera. The family’s situation also shows just how integrated these modestly priced wines are with the region’s most illustrious foodstuffs. The Ronzano’s top wine is a Barbaresco, but they aren’t a Barbaresco producer. They are much more than that. In fact, they pretty much run the table on Piedmont’s greatest gustatory traditions: they have hills where they raise the famous Piemontese cattle, woods where they gather Piemontese truffles and, of course, humbler terroirs where they make everyday wines.

But they take as much pride in those humbler terroirs as in their famous and expensive goods. Those terroirs make the kinds of wines that locals drink. They are an integral part of life in those parts. And they are wines we also love to drink when we visit.