Giovanni Rosso Barbera d'Alba Donna Margherita 2024 JULY42024 in a wine glass

in a wine glass

Gina Hennen of Adelsheim handles the winemaking

with a distinguished body from the pinot noir and thedelicate finesse of chardonnay

minimal intervention—creating something that feels more like a funky skin-contact white wine than a conventional beer

and Gohyakumangoku) with five different yeasts

Giovanni Rosso Barbera d'Alba Donna Margherita 2024 JULY42024 in a wine glassIn Serralunga d'Alba, Nebbiolo gets the glory and the best slopes. Barbera gets what's left over which is exactly why it's the bottle the growers themselves open on a Tuesday. The Rosso family has farmed these hills since 1890, and Davide Rosso, who did postgraduate work in Burgundy before taking over the estate, brings the same care to this wine that he brings to the Barolo: organic farming, spontaneous fermentation in concrete, aging in big French