Angelo Ferrio

The Path

Today, Angelo Ferrio is the owner of Cascina Ca' Rossa. The name points to continuity, and Ferrio’s role there reads the same way: a winemaker whose work is defined less by display than by consistency, with patience, soil, and memory carrying equal weight. The line is not framed as a theory; it is a way of working carried forward from earlier generations into the present-day estate.

The Work Today

Of his place, Ferrio says, "I live and produce wine in Roero, a territory of steep hills between the plain of Turin and the Tanaro." That geography is not incidental. In Roero, the steep ground and hard contours shape the daily discipline of production, and the wines inherit that sense of place from the landscape itself. Ferrio works with natural yeasts, letting fermentation proceed on its own schedule. "We use only natural yeasts; it’s true sometimes the fermentation lags a bit but by following through we are able to obtain optimal results." The statement is plain: accept the delay, stay with the process, and let the cellar move at the pace the wine requires. The result is a style that reads as patient, restrained, and clear-eyed.

Signature

Angelo's signature wines include Roero Audinaggio, Roero Mompissano Riserva, Merica, Le Coste, and Mulassa. Taken together, they show the range of his cellar without shifting the underlying approach: wines that speak directly, without ornament for its own sake.

In Their Words “When someone asks why Organic I answer: that’s the easiest thing in the world, it’s because that’s the way my grandparents farmed so many years ago.” “We use only natural yeasts; it’s true sometimes the fermentation lags a bit but by following through we are able to obtain optimal results.”

Acclaim

Ferrio also describes a role beyond his own cellar, one that keeps knowledge in circulation: "Even today I like to share knowledge with younger producers who want to start this career." That practice extends the work of Cascina Ca' Rossa into the next generation, through direct exchange rather than grand claims, and through the quiet authority of someone working with clarity and conviction.