{"title":"Maurizio Ferraro","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Maurizio Ferraro wines we carry come from Piedmont, Italy. We list their orange, white, organic and red wines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bottles we have brought in are made from Nebbiolo, Barbera and Ruche', biodynamically and organically farmed. The wines are low sulfite and natural. Everything below is listed whether it is in stock or sold out, so you can see the range and set a restock alert on anything that has gone.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"secondome-bianco-maurizio-ferraro-orange-natural-wine","title":"Maurizio Ferraro SecondoMe Vino Bianco 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaurizio Ferraro Secondome Vino Bianco is an orange wine from Montemagno in Piedmont's Monferrato area. Made from a blend of Timorasso, Chardonnay, and Grignolino, the wine undergoes extended skin maceration for approximately one month. Chardonnay is vinified on skins like a red wine, while Grignolino is pressed and added to the blend. The wine ferments spontaneously with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel vats and ages on lees. Produced organically, it is bottled unfined and unfiltered with no added sulfites.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maurizio Ferraro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31504461234269,"sku":"FERRARO-SECONDOBIANCO","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/secondome-bianco-maurizio-ferraro-orange-natural-wine-deslop.png?v=1784582795"},{"product_id":"duepazzi-rosso-maurizio-ferraro-barbera-piedmont-natural-wine","title":"Maurizio Ferraro #DuePazzi Rosso 2016","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaurizio Ferraro's #DuePazzi is 100% Barbera grown organically on the hills surrounding Montemagno in the Monferrato area of Piedmont. The name translates to \"two crazy people\" and the label is Maurizio's own wedding invitation card. The grapes were hand-picked in the 2016 vintage, and the wine was then refermented in 2018 in contact with partially fermented Barbera 2018 pomace — a technique analogous to the ripasso method used in Valpolicella, where a base wine is passed over grape skins from another fermentation to extract additional color, sugar, and structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaurizio has farmed organically since the early 2000s and converted to fully natural winemaking in 2006. He is a member of the French organization S.A.I.N.S. (Sans Aucun Intrant Ni Sulfite), which requires producers to use zero additives of any kind. His vineyards are tended manually under protocols certified by ICEA, the EU-recognized organic certifying body. No chemicals or irrigation are used in the vineyard. In the cellar: only indigenous yeast fermentation, no temperature control, no fining, no filtration, and no added SO2.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarbera is Monferrato's dominant red grape and is believed to be native to these exact hills. The refermentation on 2018 pomace gives this wine more depth, body, and extract than a standard Barbera vinification, pushing it beyond the grape's typically lighter register. Expect dark fruit concentration, sharper-than-usual acidity, and a rustic, smoky complexity that sets it apart from conventional Monferrato Barbera.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maurizio Ferraro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31508148420701,"sku":"FERR2PAZ18C","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/duepazzi-rosso-maurizio-ferraro-barbera-piedmont-natural-wine.jpg?v=1780693075"},{"product_id":"solovino-grignolino-maurizio-ferraro-piedmont-red-wine-natural-wine","title":"Maurizio Ferraro #SoloVino Grignolino 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaurizio Ferraro's #SoloVino Grignolino is a 100% Grignolino from the Chiovende cru outside Montemagno, in the Monferrato hills of Piedmont. The vineyard — planted by Maurizio's grandfather Pietro in 1964 — faces east, and sits on the sandy, limestone-structured soils typical of the area. The vines are over 55 years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFarming is organic with no synthetic chemicals or irrigation. Fermentation is spontaneous with native yeasts, no temperature control, and no additives of any kind. The wine is unfined, unfiltered, and bottled with zero added sulfites. Maurizio has held to this protocol since 2006 and is a member of S.A.I.N.S., the French organization for producers who use no additives whatsoever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrignolino is an ancient Piedmontese variety whose name comes from the local dialect word for grape seeds — the grape carries more pips than most varieties, contributing firm, distinctive tannins despite the wine's light color and relatively lean body. It is one of the most site-specific and difficult grapes to vinify in Piedmont, prone to irregular ripening and challenging to handle in the cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the glass this shows the hallmarks of the variety: a pale ruby bordering on translucent, bright acidity, and tannins that punch above the color's weight. Aromas run toward wild strawberry, cranberry, rose petal, and white pepper, with a characteristic bitter almond finish. Serve slightly cool, around 58-62F.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maurizio Ferraro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31508261404765,"sku":"1165","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/solovino-grignolino-maurizio-ferraro-piedmont-red-wine-natural-wine.jpg?v=1780693245"},{"product_id":"solovino-barbera-maurizio-ferraro-italy-natural-wine","title":"Maurizio Ferraro #SoloVino Barbera 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaurizio Ferraro's #SoloVino Barbera is a 100% Barbera sourced from a blend of organically farmed vineyards near the village of Montemagno in Piedmont's Monferrato zone, between the provinces of Asti and Alessandria. The soils here are calcareous, sandy, and clay-based — old marine sediment that keeps the vines lean and the fruit focused. No irrigation, no chemicals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the cellar, Ferraro keeps things minimal by design. Grapes are hand-picked, de-stemmed, pressed, and transferred to stainless steel vats where spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts takes over. No temperature control, no fining, no filtration. The wine is bottled with zero added sulfites — a practice Ferraro has followed since 2006 as a member of S.A.I.N.S. (Sans Aucun Intrant Ni Sulfite).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarbera in this hands-off style retains everything the variety naturally delivers: deep ruby color, pronounced acidity, low tannins, and bright red fruit. Stainless steel aging keeps the wine vivid and sharp rather than round or oak-influenced. Each vintage is bottled as its own statement — labels change year to year to reflect the vintage's character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ferraro family has farmed in Montemagno since 1819. Maurizio took over in the late 1990s, began converting to organic farming around 2001, and made the full leap to natural winemaking in 2006. The estate covers approximately 7.5 hectares planted to Barbera, Grignolino, Ruchè, Nebbiolo, Timorasso, and Chardonnay.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maurizio Ferraro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31512407146589,"sku":"FERRSOLB19C","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/solovino-barbera-maurizio-ferraro-italy-natural-wine.jpg?v=1780693416"},{"product_id":"solovino-ruche-maurizio-ferraro-piedmont-natural-wine","title":"Maurizio Ferraro #SoloVino Ruche' 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003e100% Ruche from Maurizio Ferraro's organically farmed vineyards in Montemagno, a village in the province of Asti in the Basso Monferrato. The grapes are hand-harvested, de-stemmed, pressed, and transferred to stainless steel vats for spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts. The wine is unfined, unfiltered, and bottled with zero added sulfites. Ferraro is a member of S.A.I.N.S., the French organization for producers who add no additives of any kind to their wines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuche is a rare indigenous red grape confined to seven municipalities in the Asti province. It is intensely aromatic, producing wines with violet and rose floral notes, wild berry fruit, and a characteristic white pepper spice. Despite its pale ruby color, the variety can carry noticeable tannins and a slightly bitter finish. The Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato appellation received DOC status in 1987 and was elevated to DOCG in 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMontemagno sits in the rolling hills of Basso Monferrato, on soils of old marine origin composed of clay, sand, and limestone. The continental climate brings warm summers and cold winters, with diurnal temperature swings that help retain acidity in the grapes. The Monferrato hills were designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maurizio Ferraro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35295168987288,"sku":"FERRSOLH19C","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/maurizio-ferraro-ruche-piedmont-italy-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780187032"},{"product_id":"secondome-bianco-maurizio-ferraro-natural-wine","title":"Maurizio Ferraro #SecondoMe Bianco 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaurizio Ferraro #SecondoMe Bianco is a natural wine made from a blend of Timorasso, Chardonnay, and Grignolino grown in the Monferrato area of Piedmont, Northern Italy. Glorious orange wine by our friend Maurizio, an histrionic winemaker who never ceases to amaze us. Notes of honey, citrus, herbs, ripe tropical fruit, fresh and vibrant.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maurizio Ferraro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42507153604824,"sku":"1057","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/maurizio-ferraro-sencondo-me-orange-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780184802"},{"product_id":"solovino-barbera-maurizio-ferraro-natural-wine","title":"Maurizio Ferraro #SoloVino Barbera 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaurizio Ferraro #SoloVino Rosso Barbera is a red natural wine made from Barbera grapes grown organically in the Monferrato area of Piedmont, Northern Italy. The grapes are hand-picked, de-stemmed, pressed and put in stainless steel vats. Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts, unfined, unfiltered. The wine is bottled additive-free without any added sulfites.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maurizio Ferraro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42507165827288,"sku":"FerrBarb","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/maurizio-ferraro-solo-B-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780184800"},{"product_id":"ruche-rukend-maurizio-ferraro-natural-wine","title":"Maurizio Ferraro Ruchè #Rukend 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaurizio Ferraro Ruchè #Rukend 2020 is a natural wine made from 100% Ruchè grapes grown in the Monferrato area of Piedmont, Northern Italy. This is a fairly rare varietal in Piedmont, but what makes this wine even rare is the fact that Maurizio Ferraro will never make it again – hence the name #rukend aka \"the end of Ruchè.\" Tobacco, roses, violet, one of the most unique Piedmontese wines out there!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maurizio Ferraro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42791757119704,"sku":"FERRRUKE20C","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/maurizio-ferraro-ruche-rukend-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1718500190"},{"product_id":"maurizio-ferraro-secondome-vino-rosato","title":"Maurizio Ferraro Secondome Vino Rosato 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaurizio Ferraro Secondome Vino Rosato is a natural rosé from Montemagno in Piedmont's Monferrato region. Made from Barbera, Grignolino, and Nebbiolo grapes, the wine is produced using direct press method. Fermented spontaneously with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel vats, the wine receives no temperature control or additives. Produced organically from 7.5 hectares of estate vineyards, it is bottled unfined and unfiltered with no added sulfites at 12.5% alcohol, following the strict S.A.I.N.S. protocols.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maurizio Ferraro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50913458716888,"sku":"FERRARO-SECONDOROSATO","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/maurizio-ferraro-secondome-vino-rosato-deslop.png?v=1784588645"}],"url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/collections\/maurizio-ferraro.oembed","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}