Walter Massa comes from a family that has always devoted itself to the cultivation of vines in the Tortona area, a wine–producing territory that in the past was famous for its two grapes varieties: Barbera and Timorasso, traditionally lanuched to the market in Lombardy. With the abandonment of the countryside Timorasso been totally neglected in terms of wine production. In the 80s Walter, in love with the culture of his country, began to devote himself to the recovery of this variety through mass selection and replanting, convinced of the great potentials of this variety. Time has proved him right, including his Timorasso among the biggest Italian white wines. Last but not least, in the wake of the volcanic Walter other small producers took courage and replanted Timorasso, doing literally resurrect a forgotten wine–producing area of excellence.
