Meticulous, sharp and instinctive, Annamaria Ferrua has built her career as a Public Prosecutor piece by piece, determined to leave behind the Langhe hills and the shadow of a father ruined by the methanol scandal. But the birth of her son Mattia fractures her balance. Exhausted and on her own, she accepts a “protective” transfer that brings her right back to Asti, in the heart of Barolo country. A land transformed into a sanctuary of wine, where oenological luxury cohabits with secrets that never truly died.When a theft of rare bottles and a suspicious death revive the nightmare of the past – traces of methanol in a Barolo Riserva – Annamaria is drawn into an investigation that digs through blackmail, buried truths and power rivalries. Each lead forces her to confront old wounds and an unresolved love, while the downfall of a family emblematic of the region exposes unexpected complicities. Red Wine is a sophisticated crime drama, where the search for the culprit intertwines with the visceral scent of wine and with a woman’s struggle to piece her identity back together.
Red Wine springs from the desire to explore a world deeply tied to Italian identity yet rarely portrayed in major screen narratives: wine and the Langhe. Not as a mere backdrop, but as a living presence—ambiguous, symbolic, and powerful. Wine, both sacred and part of everyday life, becomes the driving force of the drama: capable of giving pleasure and taking life, of stirring memories and awakening ghosts. Around it unfold family secrets, buried guilt, and a historical wound - the 1986 methanol scandal - that resurfaces to poison the present. The series stands out for its distinctive approach: crime is not a flashy device but a slow ferment, seeping into relationships, rituals, and spaces. The investigation thrives not on gratuitous twists but on a tension that builds like wine left to breathe, gradually revealing the murky depths beneath a sparkling surface. The Langhe are no postcard landscape—they are a living organism, a breathing skin, a land that welcomes and betrays, guarding truths long buried. At the center is Annamaria Ferrua, a woman who embodies contemporary complexity: mother, magistrate, suspended between public duty and private collapse. Her personal struggle intertwines with the case, creating a narrative that probes not only mystery but also the fragility and resilience of those trying to reconcile justice with life. Alongside her, the Livorio family becomes the heart of a modern tragedy: cellars as temples, meals as rituals, smiles that can turn into weapons. Red Wine is a thriller that doesn’t race— it ferments. A sensory, layered tale with a bitter aftertaste that lingers. Its aim is to offer viewers an immersive experience, blending narrative tension with emotional depth, in a visual world where wine becomes a metaphor for life, guilt, and redemption. In the end, the Langhe do not forgive—they remember. And, in their own way, they tell everything others have tried to forget.
