Prima Piuma Monferrato Bianco 2024

Prima Piuma started with the simple idea that good wine should be as easy to grab as a good loaf of bread. It’s a collaboration between Summer Wolff (of Cascina Iuli, we love her Freisa!) and her neighbour, the organic grower Gianluca Ravizza of Azienda Agricola Gaia. For years, Summer and her husband have worked vineyards just two hills over from Gianluca’s land, and now they make wine together under this label.

This Monferrato Bianco is mostly Sauvignon Blanc with a little Riesling (15%!), grown organically on chalky clay in the rolling hills of Castelletto Merli. It’s fermented with native yeasts in stainless steel and aged briefly in concrete, with just a touch of sulphites at bottling.

Beautiful lemon rind, white peach, a sliced green apple still cold from the fridge, with a bright herbal zip and a clean, stony line that keeps everything focused and impossibly drinkable. Pour it with anything green. Asparagus, peas, green beans with crispy shallots, a simple salad.