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The wine zones of Northern Italy cover some of the country’s most staggering diversity of terrain
and culture. The glistening snow-capped peaks and harrowingly steep vineyards of Alto Adige
are home to grapes with names like Müller-Thurgau and Gewürztraminer. They serve as regular
reminders of this region’s long history as part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. To the south and
east gentle breezes from the Adriatic Sea soften the otherwise continental climate of Veneto
and Friuli-Venezia-Giulia. Their sultry and powerful red Amarone, mineral-driven white Soave
and Lugana, graceful Friulano, and playful Prosecco keep the dinner tables of Venice among the
world’s most elegantly appointed. And the visually stunning region of Piemonte, home to rolling
green hills sitting in the dry shadow of the Alps, challenges any other location on the planet to
match its breadth of wines made at the highest quality. This is the region where Barolo was once
called the king of wines and wine of kings, but countless other appellations from Roero to Gavi
give reason to believe that a wine-lover need never venture out of Piemonte to find a lifetime
of happiness. The Leonardo LoCascio Selections portfolio of northern Italian wines is built on a
foundation of long relationships with the area’s most stalwart leaders like Tiefenbrunner, Zardetto,
and Zenato. But the portfolio remains fresh and relevant by embracing visionary winemakers and
new faces like those of Ceretto, Suavia, and Monchiero Carbone.
Wines of Northern Italy