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BAROLO BOYS: THE STORY OF A REVOLUTION
The story of a group of friends, the "rebel boys" who made Barolo become the best wine in the world,
A film by Paolo Casalis and Tiziano Gaia
64' / Subtitles available in English + (only on Gumroads) Spanish, Croatian, Catalan, Japanese
Distributed by Produzioni Fuorifuoco
For the first time on the big screen, Barolo Boys. The Story of a Revolution tells the fascinating story of a group of friends who bring a revolution in the Langhe, and how Barolo exploded as a world phenomenon.
Now one of the most famous red wines in the world, 30 years ago Barolo was unknown even in its own production region, the beautiful Langhe (just nominated UNESCO World Heritage Site), in northwestern Italy.
Barolo’s current success is mainly due to the courage and initiative of a group of small-scale wine producers, the so-called Barolo Boys.
In the optimistic Eighties, these winemakers upset the quiet world of the Piedmontese countryside and brought about a revolution in Italian wine, igniting a fierce controversy between different generations and different ways of thinking.
After almost 30 years, what is left of that experience? As one of the film’s characters asks, what revolution has ever been successful?
Barolo Boys. The Story of a Revolution traces the short but intense trajectory of a group of producers who indelibly changed the world of wine.
With (among the others):
Elio Altare, Chiara Boschis, Marco de Grazia, Giorgio Rivetti, Roberto Voerzio
With the special participation of:
Carlo Petrini, founder and president of Slow Food
Oscar Farinetti, president of Eataly
Joe Bastianich, narrator voice, for the first time on the big screen
We brought the real revolution, period.
It's worth asking: what revolution has ever been successful?
We just wanted to make the best wine in the world!
Every once in a while someone asks me: is there a winner in this story?
ELIO ALTARE
Producer of La Morra, his striking gesture gives rise to the "Reform" in 1983.
MARC DE GRAZIA
Importer and talent scout of the Barolo Boys generation.
CHIARA BOSCHIS
The only woman of the Barolo Boys generation.
DAVIDE ROSSO
Young producer linking Barolo Boys and new generations.
GIANCARLO GARIGLIO
One of the most influential European wine critics.
JOE BASTIANICH
Restaurateur, winemaker and TV personality.
CARLO PETRINI
Founder of the Slow Food movement.
BEPPE RINALDI
Known to everyone simply as "Citrico", Rinaldi is a charismatic champion of Barolo's traditionalist movement. Related by family ties to the legendary Bartolo Mascarello ("No barrique, no Berlusconi"), he passionately defends—drawing on history and philosophy—a slow, contemplative vision of both Barolo and life itself.
GIAMPIERO CEREDA
Don't bother searching for his name online—even Google doesn't really know who he is or what he has done. By unspoken agreement, his name was never mentioned by the wineries he worked with throughout most of the 1990s. A Milanese banker by profession and an expert in barriques, it simply wouldn't do for people to know that the new Barolo was being shaped by his hands—or rather, by his nose. Yet he was very much there. Giampiero Cereda was an integral part of the Barolo Boys saga, during a time when anything seemed possible.”
SILVIA ALTARE
One of the best-known representatives of the post–Barolo Boys generation. The daughter of Elio Altare—the leader of the modernist movement—she has experienced firsthand the challenges of inheriting a demanding legacy, balancing the need to ensure continuity for the family winery with the natural desire to find her own place in the Langhe.”
CAV. LORENZO ACCOMASSO
Decano dei barolisti di La Morra, per due decenni presidente della locale cantina comunale, il cavalier Accomasso non ha cambiato di una virgola il modo di produrre Barolo dal lontano 1958, anno del primo imbottigliamento. Oltre 50 anni di macerazioni lunghissime, affinamenti “eterni” e solo botte grande. “Il Barolo moderno per me non esiste”, ci ha detto a un certo punto. Più diretto di così!
BEPPE CAVIOLA
Quando l’amico Elio Altare, molto più grande di lui, gli propose di aiutarlo a cambiare la vinificazione, nessuno poteva immaginare che, nel giro di 10 anni, Caviola sarebbe diventato uno dei più acclamati enologi italiani, con consulenze in quasi metà delle regioni, spesso di firme enologiche prestigiosissime. Egli stesso produttore in quel di Dogliani, Caviola è stato per anni il punto di riferimento tecnico per buona parte del gruppo modernista, contribuendo alla loro affermazione stilistica.
DAVID BERRY GREEN
La tradizione vista dalla parte di un venditore. Con lui non è stata una semplice intervista, ma una messa in discussione dell’intero impianto produttivo della Langa degli ultimi 20 anni. Contro i Barolo Boys, contro la barrique, contro il mercato americano dei vini blockbuster a forever young. Contro tutto e tutti, o quasi: strenuamente dalla parte della “bellezza del nebbiolo” che si traduce in vini classici e longevi
BANDA GABETTI DI LA MORRA
As the sole survivor of the glorious brass band tradition of the small villages in the Langhe hills, the La Morra group, counting over fifty members, takes its name from the well-known House of Savoy musician responsible for the natio... uhm... Italian monarchy’s anthem!Within Barolo Boys, the Band's presence is more than just a musical element; through its marches, which turn cheerful, martial, or funereal depending on the moment, it emphasizes and marks the film's key transitions.We don't know if any of them got lost in the vineyards during filming, but we definitely had a blast shooting.
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ASD BAROLO BOYS
Much like the chicken and the egg dilemma, people in Monforte debate whether the wine Barolo Boys or the soccer Barolo Boys came first.And indeed, the first soccer players were winemakers and sons of winemakers, and even today, the team counts some of Monforte's most promising young wine producers among its ranks!It felt like a dream come true to connect the history (and image) of our winemakers' team with a real soccer team—especially one sharing the exact same name on their jerseys. Thus, soccer became a metaphor, as concrete as it is surreal, for the events told in the film.
Italy, the United States, Sweden, Japan... Barolo Boys was widely talked about pretty much everywhere.
Read the latest articles and browse the film’s press coverage
On November 8th and 9th, a double appointment with Barolo Boys in Oslo and Gothenburg. Screenings, tastings, and meetings with the filmmakers and the stars of the movie.
Behind the scenes & Backstage
