Changing of the guard at the top of the Consorzio Alta Langa: the new president is Giovanni Minetti (Tenuta Carretta). Joining him as vice president is Gianmario Cerutti (Coppo). Minetti succeeds Mariacristina Castelletta, who led the membership for the past three years.
On the Board of Directors of the Alta Langa Consortium, led by Minetti and Cerutti, are: Giovanna Bagnasco (Agricola Brandini), Piero Bagnasco (Fontanafredda), Alberto Cane (Marcalberto), Luca Cigliuti (Contratto), Antonio Del tetto (Deltetto) Domenico Conta (Enrico Serafino), Carlo Galliano (Borgo Maragliano), Roberto Garbarino (Roberto Garbarino), Andrea Farinetti (Casa E. di Mirafiore), Orlando Pecchenino (Pecchenino).
Who is Giovanni Minetti
The new president Giovanni Minetti is a leading figure in the Italian wine scene. With a long career dedicated to the enhancement of territories and appellations of origin. A doctor of agronomy specializing in viticulture and enology, he has held leading roles in important companies in the sector. He combines technical expertise, strategic vision and a deep knowledge of the national and international wine market. Among the founding members of the Alta Langa Consortium. Former president of the Consortium for the Protection of Barolo, Barbaresco, Alba, Langhe and Dogliani. Formerly at the helm of historic entities such as Fontanafredda, currently at Tenuta Carretta. Minetti has been instrumental in the promotion of Piedmont’s identity and the growth of the area’s production quality, including in his role as CEO of the ATL Langhe Monferrato Roero. Minetti is also president of the Grand Wine Tour Association, a network of Italian wineries that combine wine quality with hospitality. Today he continues to put his experience at the service of projects that combine sustainability, territorial culture and innovation, establishing himself as an authoritative interlocutor in the development dynamics of the wine sector.
Statements from the new president
“The legacy I am picking up,” declares Giovanni Minetti. is important, and for this reason the great work done on the appellation by those who preceded me represents a great responsibility. It has been a work of progressive growth, both quantitatively and qualitatively, as well as of enhancement of an extraordinary product, destined to represent in an increasingly significant way the Piedmontese wine heritage. A wine that gathers the precious legacy of the past (Piedmont was the birthplace of Italian sparkling wine in the second half of the 19th century) and that also represents, in its development, a relevant element of redemption for territories that had been marginalized and that instead present characters of absolute extraordinariness. As we had thought since the origins of the Denomination, more and more we will have to work to make Alta Langa DOCG a strategic and representative product of the high quality of the Piedmontese wine scene “.
Vice President Gianmario Cerutti
Vice president Gianmario Cerutti, a graduate of the “Umberto I” School of Alba, is technical director of the historic Coppo Winery of Canelli and leads the family business Cascina Cerutti, which specializes in Moscato d’Asti Canelli DOCG and Alta Langa DOCG. He is currently president of the Canelli Moscato Producers Association and a board member of the Nice Association. He was a director of Fivi and among the founders of the Federation.
Source: Alta Langa Press Office Marianna Natale – communication@altalangadocg.
