Italian Wine Podcast

Welcome to Episode 1759; part of our Italian wine interview series set in Bologna! Today’s interview features Alessandro Comotto from La Masera Stevie Kim and her team traveled to the Bologna Slow Wine Fair in March 2023. There they conducted dozens of interviews with some of Italy's most inspiring producers. Join the fun every Thursday afternoon! Tune-in each Thursday as we bring you the great interviews that unfolded over the course of 3 days. More about today’s winery: “We are: Alessandro, Gian Carlo, Davide, Sergio and Marco, a group of friends who founded “La Masera” in Settimo Rottaro in 2005, wishing to bring to life the Erbaluce Passito, the wine that, it is told, grew out of the skilled hands of local farmers. The choice of our name is significant for one of the values ​​that characterizes us most: the strong link with our territory and its authenticity. In effect, “Masere” is the name we use to indicate the thick stone walls that demarcate fields, just like the one that supports, in its terracing, t