Pietro Ratti and the Next Chapter of a Barolo Legend

For Pietro Ratti, wine is measured differently: not in bottles sold or scores received, but in harvests. A winemaker may only have fifty chances in a lifetime to bring a vintage into the cellar... In this episode of The Wine Resistance, Jacky Blisson sits down with Pietro Ratti at Montréal's fantastic Tavern on the Square restaurant to discuss the remarkable story behind one of Barolo's most influential estates. Pietro shares how his father Renato Ratti returned from Burgundy in the 1960s with a radical idea: Barolo could be elegant, vineyard-driven and expressive of place. What followed helped reshape the modern identity of Barolo. Over lunch and a bottle of 2021 Marcenasco, the conversation explores family history, climate change, vineyard ownership, the evolution of Barolo, and why the most meaningful wines are often the ones tied to people and memories. Topics include: • The influence of Bourgogne on modern Barolo • Renato Ratti's pioneering vision • Why La Morra produces such elegant Nebbiolo • Climate change and the future of Barolo • The challenge of farming vineyards year after year • Why a winemaker only gets a handful of truly defining vintages • Wine, memory and the bottles we never forget 🙏CREDITS & THANKS TO: 🎥 Director of Photography: Pasquale Tropea, CINEPRISE 🖥️ Editor: Lucas Rupnik 🎵 Beethoven's Symphony no. 5 – remix by Semo 🍴 Restaurant: Tavern on the Square (Montréal) Subscribe for more conversations with the people shaping the world of wine. #Barolo #PietroRatti #Nebbiolo #ItalianWine #thewineresistance