Timorasso - Derthona in Colli Tortonesi in Piedmont
One of the up-and-coming grape varieties in Italy at the moment is the white grape Timorasso which originates in the southeastern corner of Piemonte. Colli Tortonesi has always been a wine region growing grapes like Barbera, Cortese and Timorasso - in fact, at one point Timorasso rivalled Cortese (that you may know from the white Gavi) for being the most common white grapes in all of Piemonte. Back in the day, there were plenty of small vineyards, but as the old farmers start