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Morando Vermouth di Torino Rosso

Casa Vinicola Morando

Costigliole d'Asti , Italia

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Overall impression

Vermutpedia is re-evaluating the Italian catalogue; this entry's Vermutpedia Score remains pending until the new tasting round is complete. Morando Vermouth di Torino Rosso is the red expression of Casa Vinicola Morando in Costigliole d'Asti (Piedmont), produced within the Antica Azienda Vinicola Calosso — part of a high-volume wine group with deep roots in the Piedmontese vermouth tradition. According to morando.com and the Consorzio del Vermouth di Torino — which recognises Casa Vinicola Morando as a historic denominazione producer — the Rosso follows the classic Torinese style: an aromatic wine at 15–17% vol., perfumed with herbs and spices in the nineteenth-century school of Turin. Morando produces around fifty-five million bottles a year of wines, sparkling wines and aromatised beverages from its position in the Moscato and Asti UNESCO heritage zone, with a strong presence in Italian supermarkets and international export. For Vermutpedia it represents the broad-channel Piedmontese red vermouth: herbal and spiced profile, moderate sweetness, artemisia in balance for the hospitality trade and wide distribution, complementary to the Bianco di Torino and the Calosso Barolo Chinato from the same house.

Nose and palate

The Morando catalogue describes the Vermouth di Torino Rosso in a classic Torinese register: herbs, spices and citrus notes over a Piedmontese wine base. On the nose, balsamic and spiced nuances emerge against a herbal backdrop, in line with the historic Turin vermouths protected by the Consorzio under its denominazione. On the palate the sweetness is moderate — semisweet profile — and the artemisia bitterness is balanced, with a round and accessible mid-palate suited to bar consumption and classic cocktails. The finish is spiced and persistent without the opulence of author vermouths like Cocchi Storico or Mancino Rosso Amaranto. At 17% vol. per the Vermutpedia sheet, it sits comfortably within the disciplinare range. Compared with Morando Bianco — floral and citrus — the Rosso prioritises spiced depth and warm notes; against the Calosso Barolo Chinato — a digestivo on Barolo base — it occupies the everyday aperitivo vermouth register. A straightforward rosso for a simple Negroni, Americano or on the rocks with orange, where a reliable Vermouth di Torino with documented Piedmontese roots is all that is needed.

How to serve it

Morando Rosso di Torino fits naturally in an Americano, a simple Negroni or on the rocks with an orange wedge for a classic Italian aperitivo. Serve cold, between 6 and 8 °C, in a wide glass or low tumbler; ice opens up the citrus and spice without cloying sweetness. It works in Manhattan, Boulevardier and bar cocktails where an accessible, balanced Torinese red vermouth is the goal. Pairs with olives, cured meats, semi-aged cheeses and savoury Piedmontese aperitivo bites. This is not a complex sipping vermouth: it invites social consumption at hospitality venues and at home. For Vermutpedia, Morando Rosso is the wide-distribution Vermouth di Torino option for cold aperitivo and everyday cocktails, complementary to the Bianco from the same house. Serve at 6–8 °C; orange twist or olive following the Torinese vermouth-time tradition. Ideal for exploring the denominazione without venturing into higher-priced author expressions.

Production context

Casa Vinicola Morando S.r.l. produces the Vermouth di Torino Rosso in Costigliole d'Asti (province of Asti) with Piedmontese wine, aromatic herb infusions and 15–17% vol. depending on batch. Member of the Consorzio del Vermouth di Torino; no declared barrel ageing. The company produces vermouth and Barolo Chinato through the Antica Azienda Vinicola Calosso, headquartered at Piazza Stazione 41, Boglietto. Available through B2B and wide national and international distribution. Morando vermouth range: Rosso and Bianco di Torino, complemented by Calosso Barolo Chinato. For Vermutpedia, the Rosso distils the industrial Piedmontese red vermouth with protected denominazione: Costigliole d'Asti, Consorzio del Vermouth di Torino, 17% vol. and tradition verifiable at morando.com and vermouthditorino.org.

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