Alfredo was one of the first to select and vinify grapes from single vineyards (such as Brunate, Rocche and Villero). This was a radical concept at the time, but today virtually every vintner making Barolo and Barbaresco wines offers “single vineyard” or “cru-designated” wines.
Alfredo is also called the “father of Arneis” as in 1967 he invested a lot of time in rediscovering and understanding this nearly-lost variety. Today Arneis is the most famous white wine from Roero area, north of Barolo. Setting such a fine example with Arneis, even fellow vintners as far away those on the west coast of the United States now are cultivating and producing Arneis!
In 1990 Luca Currado, Alfredo and Luciana’s son began his winemaking career after some work experiences in Bordeaux and in California. Luca oversees Vietti’s extensive vineyard plantings as well as handling the winemaking.
Recently Luca’s wife, Elena Penna, also started to work in the “family winery” in the marketing and public relations. A famous wine writer observed recently that Vietti “is always a family winery and it’s highly specialized in producing different types of DOC and DOCG wines.”
With 35 hectares of vineyards, Vietti expects to not only increase production but by having greater control over the vineyards, looks to continually improve from a quality perspective. It is poised to excel well into the 21st Century and beyond.
