Elio Altare

Elio Altare is a renowned Italian wine producer based in the Piedmont region. He is considered a pioneer of the 'modernist Barolo' movement, which sought to modernise traditional wine production practices in the Barolo region. Altare introduced gentler winemaking methods and was one of the first to use French oak barrels to age Barolo. He also adopted organic viticulture... Read more

Elio Altare is a renowned Italian wine producer based in the Piedmont region. He is considered a pioneer of the 'modernist Barolo' movement, which sought to modernise traditional wine production practices in the Barolo region. Altare introduced gentler winemaking methods and was one of the first to use French oak barrels to age Barolo. He also adopted organic viticulture techniques and encouraged the use of indigenous yeasts for fermentation.