Dirupi
Two school friends, Davide Fasolini and Pierpaolo Di Franco, started in 2004 with no family land — just rented, half-abandoned terraces they brought back by hand ('dirupi' means cliffs). Now a cult name for pure, mountain-fresh Nebbiolo. The cellar is a 16th-century building by the Madonna di Campagna church in Ponte: tiny, so message ahead or you may not find anyone.
Ponte in Valtellina — photo by Maurizio Moro5153, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Dirupi is a winery in Lake Como, Italy, that you can visit and taste at. Booking ahead is required. Staff speak English, Italian. Among the wines to look for: Valtellina Superiore, Rosso di Valtellina Olé!, Sforzato Vino Sbagliato.
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