Gianni Doglia Il Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato 2024 Grower Champagne and white flowers intertwine with

and white flowers intertwine with honeyed candied fruit

and the current generation still does it the slow way: heirloom apples from high-trunk (hautes-tiges) trees

perfect for Martinis and G & T’s

C for Croce — Giovan Battista Croce

Gianni Doglia Il Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato 2024 Grower Champagne and white flowers intertwine withRuch is one of Piedmont's great hidden treasures an aromatic red grape grown almost exclusively in a tiny pocket around Castagnole Monferrato. Gianni Doglia is among its leading producers, farming sustainably from a small 10 hectare family estate. The grape is striking from the first sniff: rose petals, raspberry, cardamom, a peppery lift that's hard to pin to any other variety. But the palate is the surprise dry, medium bodied, with light but firm