Oggero Alberto
Alberto Oggero is a first-generation winemaker, a meticulous worker and craftsman, a radical Piemontese, who works his land in the heart of Roero, where sand reigns supreme. Madly in love with Nebbiolo and Arneis, emblematic grape varieties of the territory that he treats with care, respect, and patience, he works in his small family winery with the goal of telling all the different nuances of Roero.
Many wonder what the difference is between Nebbiolo from Langa and that from Roero; the truth is that focusing on the differences, rather than the singularities, is utterly useless and misleading. To understand the uniqueness of Roero, one must go there: walk among the steep vineyards, get one's shoes dirty with the sand-rich soils, breathe the air, and observe in the distance the small villages that rise on the hills. Alberto has forged a with this territory to which he adapts, not the other way around. In the winery, work is done artisanally, without shortcuts: spontaneous fermentations, minimal interventions, no rush.
visitors to his winery in Frazione Santissima Trinità, among concrete tanks and tonneaux where the wine rests without anxiety or worry. Whether white or red, Alberto's wine is territorial, direct, and sincere. The Arneis, savory and vibrant, is designed for the table while the Sandro, fresh and easy-drinking, tells the everyday side of Roero, the one lived without ceremonies but with great authenticity. Alberto's Roero wines, such as “Le Coste” and “Anime”, come from sandy and marl vineyards and narrate the deeper and more identity-laden side of the territory with elegant, saline wines, with a fine texture and a taut and sincere drinkability. The deepest necessity for Alberto, along with his winemaker friends who founded the SoloRoero collective, is to communicate Roero: “for me, the grape variety is secondary, it is the territory that must speak!”. Making wine, for Alberto, means safeguarding a place and telling it as it is: true, imperfect, and full of life.
Alberto Oggero is a first-generation winemaker, a meticulous worker and craftsman, a radical Piemontese, who works his land in the heart of Roero, where sand reigns supreme. Madly in love with Nebbiolo and Arneis, emblematic grape varieties of the territory that he treats with care, respect, and patience, he works in his small family winery with the goal of telling all the different nuances of Roero.
Many wonder what the difference is between Nebbiolo from Langa and that from Roero; the truth is that focusing on the differences, rather than the singularities, is utterly useless and misleading. To understand the uniqueness of Roero, one must go there: walk among the steep vineyards, get one's shoes dirty with the sand-rich soils, breathe the air, and observe in the distance the small villages that rise on the hills. Alberto has forged a with this territory to which he adapts, not the other way around. In the winery, work is done artisanally, without shortcuts: spontaneous fermentations, minimal interventions, no rush.
visitors to his winery in Frazione Santissima Trinità, among concrete tanks and tonneaux where the wine rests without anxiety or worry. Whether white or red, Alberto's wine is territorial, direct, and sincere. The Arneis, savory and vibrant, is designed for the table while the Sandro, fresh and easy-drinking, tells the everyday side of Roero, the one lived without ceremonies but with great authenticity. Alberto's Roero wines, such as “Le Coste” and “Anime”, come from sandy and marl vineyards and narrate the deeper and more identity-laden side of the territory with elegant, saline wines, with a fine texture and a taut and sincere drinkability. The deepest necessity for Alberto, along with his winemaker friends who founded the SoloRoero collective, is to communicate Roero: “for me, the grape variety is secondary, it is the territory that must speak!”. Making wine, for Alberto, means safeguarding a place and telling it as it is: true, imperfect, and full of life.
