The Wines of Daniele Ricci

Derthona is the old name for Tortona, the main town in the Colli Tortonesi, which form a bridge between southern Piedmont and Lombardy. Costo Vescovato, where Daniele owns his vineyards, is characterised by a slightly hilly topography with moderately steep slopes, mainly based on marl and pelite ...

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Croatina is a Piedmontese-Lombardy grape variety that can basically provide the basis for excellent red wines and should be recommended to every wine drinker. The only problem is that you often don't know whether Croatina is really inside where it says Croatina on the label (Daniele Ricci's El Ma...

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Daniele Ricci once said that it is better to cultivate Timorasso vineyards alone if possible. The variety is so complicated to cultivate that experience and knowledge of the individual characteristics of the vines are beneficial. Today, his son Mattia, who is well trained in this area, usually he...

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Elso is a wine close to Daniele Ricci's heart. It is dedicated to Ulisse, his maternal grandfather. According to Daniele, Ulisse, who everyone called Elso, was a grandmaster in the vinification of Croatina and showed the then young winemaker how to deal with the notoriously complicated vine, whic...

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With the Giallo di Costa, Daniele Ricci explores what is possible with Timorasso. He macerates the wine for three months, extracting all the tannins, acids, extracts and flavours from the skins that have been stored in them throughout the year. In addition to the health of the berries, the time o...

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The C.C.C. is the most daring of Daniele Ricci's many Timorasso variants. The name itself bears witness to this: the C.C.C. stands for "come un cane in chiesa", "like a dog in church", and thus subtly indicates that we are dealing with a wine that has been vinified beyond classic conventions.  I...

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