Renato Ratti becomes an important point of reference not only for the wines of the Langhe district but for Italian wines in general.
“Ratti begins working for the cultural recovery of wine”, Angelo Gaja
Riveste la carica di Presidente del Consorzio del Barolo e successivamente di direttore del Consorzio dell’Asti. Partecipa direttamente alla stesura dei disciplinari di produzione dei vini albesi, in particolare della DOCG. A partire dal 1971 scrive numerosi libri sui vini piemontesi e italiani.
He holds the office of President of the Barolo Consortium and successively also becomes the Director of the Asti Consortium. He directly participates in the drafting of the procedural guidelines for the production of Alba wines, and in particular of the DOCG category (controlled and guaranteed designation of origin). Starting from 1971, he writes many books about Piedmontese and Italian wines.
Enologist, writer, historian, communicator, Renato Ratti stands out as one of the leading exponents of the cultural and technical revolution that changes the world of Italian and Piedmontese wines.