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Portraits of Tenuta Carretta, Giampiero Gallesio
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Born in 1962, with long experience in the large-scale retail trade sector, Giampiero Gallesio is the Area Manager of Tenuta Carretta for the North-West, Central and Southern Italy. Right shoulder of Marco Sassano (Italian Sales Director), he is entrusted with the not easy task of coordinating the sales network, conducting support, preparing documents, price lists and, above all: «keeping the...
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Tenuta Carretta Presents Its «Signature Labels»
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The winery from Piobesi d’Alba launches three new labels featuring artworks by Rosetta Avalle: a tribute to the territory's vocation that converges with human experience. Over the past year and a half, the wine range has undergone significant revival. Specifically, the «Superiore» designation has been introduced for three “single vineyard” wine labels that were already part of Tenuta...
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Superiore and Riserva, do you really know the difference?
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Do you really know the difference between «Superiore» and «Riserva»? For instance, how does Nebbiolo d’Alba Superiore differ from Barolo Riserva? Why do we have a Barbera d’Alba Superiore and a Roero Riserva? Let’s start from the basics. «Superiore» and «Riserva» are two designations that further define DOC and DOCG wines from all over Italy, including those from...
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Here Are Tenuta Carretta’s Award-Winning Wines
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Dear friends, when summer comes every year, we are glad to share the remarkable international awards we received in this first half of 2023. Among these outstanding achievements, we would like to mention that Campofranco Langhe Riesling placed 1st in Piedmont and 3rd in Italy at the latest edition of the Concorso Nazionale del Riesling which was held last June 18th at Naturno, in Alto...
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Portraits of Tenuta Carretta: Franca Occhetti
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Born in 1983, Franca Occhetti is a seasoned presence at Tenuta Carretta. Last year, she celebrated twenty years of service in the winery, where she manages orders, logistics, relationship with suppliers and customers. Originally from Monteu Roero, for Franca, wine has always been an integral part of her journey. Her family owns a winery in Roero and, as soon as she finished her studies, she...
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