We chatted with natural winemaking family Guido and Luisa Corino about what their late father, ‘the wise man of natural wine’, Lorenzo Corino, taught them about terroir and the land under the vines.
Along with Peter Nelson, Boston-based sommelier and restaurateur, who led our last chat with Lorenzo and Guido Corino back in May 2020 we got an intimate insight into their father’s legacy and how they are carrying on as the 6th generation of natural wine vignerons. Get their wines and watch the recording to taste along with them.
Case Corini believes in Super Natural wines, or wines made organically, biodynamically, with native yeast fermentation and regenerative farming practices that are sustainable for the local ecosystem and vineyards. Listen in as Guido and Luisa explain how these practices impact the local terroir of their vineyards in Costigliole d’Asti in Piedmont, Italy.
We tasted 4 wines from Case Corini:
Lorenzo Corino | Case Corini | Nilda | Barbera Natural Wine | Organic Vegan
Lorenzo Corino | Case Corini | Achille 2018 Red Wine | Natural Wine | Organic Vegan
Lorenzo Corino | Case Corini | Centin 2018 Nebbiolo | Natural Wine | Organic Vegan
Lorenzo Corino | Case Corini | Barla 2018 Barbera | Natural Wine | Organic Vegan
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Named after Lorenzo Corino's grandmother, Nilda is Lorenzo & Guido Corino's new red wine from 20 year old vineyards in their hometown of Costigliole d'Asti. It is a field blend mainly of Barbera, along with a mix of other old varieties native to the area. It has aromas of spiced milk chocolate cookies and has a fresh, ripe dark fruit taste with an earthy funkiness and great texture. This vegan wine is made naturally, with no intervention of any kind made and no sulfites added. After a gentle crushing, fermentation starts with native yeast fermentation and wines are left with skin contact for 3-4 weeks, followed by about 12 mos of aging in wooden barrels.
All natural, old vine nebbiolo and barbera blend with no added sulfites and yeast. Aromas of milk chocolate covered cherries, it has a fresh and rich fruity taste with notable tannins and a has a long piquant finish. Name comes from the former owner of the 70 year old vineyard which has a mix of Nebbiolo and Barbera and is down the hill from the childhood home of Lorenzo Corino. After a gentle crushing, fermentation starts with native yeast fermentation and wines are left with skin contact for 6-7 weeks, followed by about 30 months of aging in wooden barrels. As with all of Case Corini wines, this is a 00 wine, nothing added, nothing removed, no yeast, no sulphites added, organic, biodynamic, vegan. In other words, all natural wine.
Earthy, age-worthy nebbiolo made from 70 year old naturally cultivated vines. Named for the dearly beloved grandfather of Lorenzo Corino. Having a garnet color with orange hues it has a complex, spicy nose with notes of cardamom and cinnamon. When tasting, it is fruit forward, cherry & forest fruits, followed by spices, and chalky tannins envelope the mouth and finishes elegantly. After a gentle crushing, fermentation starts with native yeast fermentation and wines are left with skin contact for 6-7 weeks, followed by about 36 mos of aging in wooden barrels.
As with all of Case Corini wines, this is a 00 wine, nothing added, nothing removed, no yeast, no sulphites added, organic, biodynamic, vegan. In other words, all natural wine.
You never had a Barbera like this! Made from 95 year old Barbera vineyard, with some small percentage of other varieties planted over the years in the vineyard. This all natural wine has intense aromas of brandied cherries and a richly textured, delicious dark fruit taste with right balance of fruit, acidity and tannins. Barla is the antique name of the vineyard which used to be the land of an old convent. After a gentle crushing, fermentation starts with native yeast fermentation and wines are left with skin contact for 6-7 weeks, followed by about 36 months of aging in wooden barrels, housed under Lorenzo Corino's family home.
As with all of Case Corini wines, this is a 00 wine, nothing added, nothing removed, no yeast, no sulphites added, organic, biodynamic, vegan. In other words, all natural wine.