Ep 426: Giovanni Correggia of Matteo Correggia -His Exquisite Wines from Roero in Piedmont

<p style="text-align: center;"><a href= "http://www.matteocorreggia.com/en/homepage/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><img style= "display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/45638/FA57A4F4-C4F4-4143-A437-5D417410D45F.jpeg" alt="" width="280" height="374" /></a><span style= "font-size: 8pt;"><em>Giovanni Correggia of Matteo Correggia. Photo ©Wine For Normal People</em></span></p> <p>This podcast was extra special for me, as I was able to record live with Giovanni Correggia of <a href= "http://www.matteocorreggia.com/en/homepage/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Matteo Correggia</a> in Roero, a part of the Piedmont in Italy that I love and that I try to champion as much as possible. I met Giovanni several years ago and loved his wines and his family story. This podcast is so many things all at once:</p> <ul> <li>A great education on the Roero region, by the most famed producer there</li> <li>The story of a grape that was reborn in this place</li> <li>A lesson in the politics of the Piedmont and how some simple choices have brought fame to Barolo and Barbaresco and kept Roero down</li> <li>A fascinating family story that includes a talented champion of Roero, horrible tragedy, triumph of a widow who had nothing to do with wine and her unbelievable strength of character and perseverance for the legacy of her kids, and the current generation (Giovanni) with its shining positivity, great vision and promise of a great future for the <a href= "http://www.matteocorreggia.com/en/homepage/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Correggia</a> family and its wines.</li> </ul> <p><img style= "display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/45638/correggia_logo.png" alt="" width="262" height="192" /></p> <p><br /> I truly love the wines of <a href= "http://www.matteocorreggia.com/en/homepage/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Matteo Correggia</a> and I believe that the Nebbiolos he makes  (just called Roero on the bottle) are t