A native of Barbaresco (a small, prestigious region of Piedmont in north-western Italy), Giuseppe Cortese began a lifelong passion for wine by working with his father Giacomo in the family business. Before running his own winery, Giuseppe served as cellar master and vineyard manager for some of Piedmont’s most prestigious wineries. During this time, he gained invaluable knowledge of the local grape varieties and the individual vineyard plots that are scattered around the area.
Today, Cortese is the typical small, family owned winery, which is run by Giuseppe’s children: Pier Carlo and Tiziana. Giuseppe’s son-in-law Gabriele has also joined them in the family business. Attentive, rigorous care of the estate’s vineyards, strict selection of the best grape bunches, a traditional approach to winemaking and a gentle hand with modern techniques are the ingredients that define the unmistakable personality and unique identity of Cortese’s wines. Their wines are brilliant and elegant, the perfect result of a unique love for this land.
Dolcetto is a grape that plays second fiddle to Nebbiolo in its home region of Piedmont, but it is far from second rate. We at GPD think Dolcetto is the perfect pizza wine – loaded with tangy, pulpy dark fruit, a whip of acidity at the end and the faintest guide of tannin to keep things taut. Here we have black cherry and blood orange with an earthy twang. Delicious drinking every night of the week.
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