Winery Overview
When you visit Morra Gabriele, you are warmly welcomed by two passionate young men, Gabriele Testa and Stefano Campaniello. Gabriele is a typical Piemontese farmer who has been working in his family’s vineyards most of his life. Stefano is a sommelier turned winemaker, who worked in fine dining restaurants in France, Spain, London and Italy, traveling the old-world wine regions to understand the secrets of great wines. They met while Stefano managed a restaurant where Gabriele was a customer. A friendship developed because of a shared appreciation for the land, vineyards and wines, and Morra Gabrielle was born. Gabriele tends the vineyards using biodynamic principles to nurture the vines and the soil, using natural infusions, green manures and useful insects to preserve the innate balance between the vineyards and their environment. Stefano helms the cellar. Long spontaneous fermentations, vinification totally free of corrective and chemical products, and neutral aging vessels preserve a strong sense of place in the wines. Bottling takes place without filtration or stabilization. Morra Gabriele offers biodynamic wines from Piedmont that are honest, terroir-driven, and easily enjoyed. “Our wines, although different every year, have guidelines: crunchy and aromatic nose, excellent drinkability, elegant and fresh mouthfeel. Guaranteed you will recognize this texture in all the wines” – Stefano Gabriele and Stefano say, while in the cellar, that ‚"you will not find any works of art or crystal chandeliers." "But, in a way, it‚ the wine, in fact all the wines, that illuminates everything." - Armando Castagno (Vini Artigianali Italiani, 2019)