i. Biography
The production line at Cantine Garrone is tied to Valli Ossolane: steep Alpine terrain, cool expression, and Prünent, the old local grape that anchors the house vocabulary. In the 1990s, the Garrone family chose to dedicate their work to preserving and amplifying local wine production there. The inheritance was treated as cellar work rather than archive: a commitment to make place legible through wine.
The Path
Local wine production in Valli Ossolane gives the frame for Marco Garrone’s role as co-leader of Cantine Garrone. The work is presented as continuation rather than departure: family name, Alpine terrain, and the belief that local wine can carry both memory and forward motion. Legacy at Cantine Garrone is handled as a daily practice. It sits in cellar decisions, fruit handling, and the patience required to let wines develop without covering their origin. Within that rhythm, Marco helps connect the estate’s past and present through a family line rooted in Prünent and the high, fresh identity of the Italian Alps of Piedmont, Italy.
The Work Today
Cellar practice at Cantine Garrone remains direct under Marco Garrone and Matteo Garrone in the Italian Alps of Piedmont, Italy. The red wines are foot-stomped, then left to ferment naturally on skins for 10–12 days. Foot-stomping keeps extraction close to the body and the grape. Natural fermentation on skins gives the wines time to take on texture, color, and aroma while holding to origin. The style reads as presence before polish, continuity before reinvention. Munaloss, one of the named reds, sees no oak and spends one year in stainless steel. That choice keeps the frame clear rather than decorative. Stainless steel supports precision, leaving fruit and Alpine freshness in the foreground.
Signature
Marco's signature wines include Munaloss, Cà d’Maté, Prünent, Diecibrente, and Cantine Garrone Prünent Alto 2016. Those names define the house vocabulary: family, local identity, and the long thread of Prünent in Valli Ossolane. They read as related expressions from the same landscape, not as wines assembled for effect.
Acclaim
Continuity at the family cellar is both inheritance and daily work. Luigi Garrone created it; later generations committed themselves to local wine production in Valli Ossolane; Marco and Matteo now help carry it forward through wines that keep ancient Nebbiolo, alpine freshness and family memory in the same glass.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Marco
What is Marco Garrone's current role?
What is Marco Garrone known for?
Marco Garrone is associated with Prünent, described as an ancient type of Nebbiolo in Valli Ossolane DOC.
