Article: The magic's in the vineyard, Giorgio Rivetti insists

Giorgio Rivetti isn't very comfortable with one of his job titles -- winemaker for the La Spinetta winery that he coowns in Italy.

"Don't call me a winemaker," Rivetti said during his promotional swing through the Dayton area last week. "I'm very happy if you don't feel my hand in the wine."

Well, somebody's hands are doing something right. Rivetti has turned La Spinetta into a force in Italy. Not only does he make an excellent Moscato d'Asti that has been widely available in southwest Ohio for several years -- the Bricco Quaglia is said to be the first single-vineyard Moscato in Italy -- his stable of Piedmont reds, including single-vineyard Barbarescos, Barolo, Barberas, Dolcettos and ...

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