Cascina Rugè

Cascina Rugè is a small holding up in the vineyard hills of Nizza Monferrato, right in Barbera d'Asti country. It keeps to itself — no website, no published wine list, no tasting programme online — so what it bottles and whether it opens the cellar door aren't anything you'll find written down.

If you want to visit or buy direct, ring ahead and ask what, if anything, they do for visitors.