Italian winemaker tackles climate change and bureaucracy head on at family-run vineyard in Piedmont

Alberto Cordero di Montezemolo is the face of a family-run winery in Piedmont, Italy, that traces its roots back to the 14th century. He says vineyard ownership in Italy can be highly frag­mented because, in the 19th century, couples often had eight or nine children and plots became increas­ingly subdivided by inheritance. The Cordero family, however, kept their vineyards intact.Their 51-hectare estate is located in La Morra and grape varieties planted include arneis, dolcetto, chardonnay,…