I first met Massimo Martinelli at the old Renato Ratti cantina in La Morra now almost 20 years ago.  At the time, he was not only the longtime winemaker at Ratti (he was Ratti’s nephew,...

Wine Country: Italy Wine Subregion: Piemonte Wine Sub-subregion: Barolo Massimo Martinelli was, for over 50 years, the winemaking force behind Renato Ratti and his Bricco Mollea wines are a...

I first met Massimo Martinelli at the old Renato Ratti cantina in La Morra now almost 20 years ago.  At the time, he was not only the longtime winemaker at Ratti (he was Ratti’s nephew,...