Che Fico
This is an Italian list built around Piedmont, with Barolo and Barbaresco at its core and real depth in growers like Roagna, Giuseppe Mascarello, and the traditionalist Luigi Giordano, plus Ar.Pe.Pe for Lombardy Nebbiolo. Reds dominate by a wide margin, 350 of 511 bottles, but there is range beyond Piedmont into Sicily, where Occhipinti leads, and Tuscany with a Super Tuscan group. Pricing runs wide, from $16 up to a $3,600 Bruno Giacosa Riserva, with a median near $185, so there is plenty for guests who want to spend modestly alongside trophy bottles like Mascarello Monprivato and Sassicaia. The 18 glass pours cover sparkling, white, and red, decent but not the heart of the program. This list rewards a guest who loves traditional Nebbiolo and is open to native Italian grapes, and it gives you room to trade up or hold the line on price.