Italy's Alpine Nebbiolo

David Berry Green in Piemonte

Will the future of Nebbiolo be in the higher elevations of Piemonte and Lombardia? David Berry Green, shown above in the vineyards of Mattia Franzina in Buglio-in-Monte, Valtellina, holds a tasting to find out.

There is probably no one more passionate about Nebbiolo, including me, than David Berry Green. A scion of the Berry family of Berry Bros & Rudd – one of the oldest wine traders in the world, plying a rather conservative clientele with bordeaux, burgundy and champagne – Berry Green started to explore Italy in 2009. Soon, with the help of the formidable name on his business card...