Prà
About Prà Even though Vini Prà was founded only in the 1980s, wine has always been in Graziano Prà’s DNA, as he followed in the vine-growing footsteps of his father and grandfather. His family’s vineyards, long-held but never previously commercialized, lie in Monteforte d’Alpone in the heart of Soave in the Veneto region of northeastern […]
Elena Walch
About Elena Walch The story of Elena Walch and how she became one of the most recognized and lauded producers in Italy is certainly not a common one. Several years after launching her own architecture firm at age 28, Elena was contracted to oversee the restoration of a 17th century Austrian Hapsburg castle in the Alto […]
Tenuta di Castellaro
About Tenuta di Castellaro Located on the island of Lipari off the northern coast of Sicily, the Tenuta di Castellaro estate and winery was founded in 2008 with the goal of relaunching the winemaking traditions of these volcanic lands that had been left untended for hundreds of years. Time has preserved this unique island landscape […]
Elena Fucci
About Elena Fucci Azienda Agricola Elena Fucci is located on the extinct volcano Mount Vulture in southern Italy’s Basilicata region. The vineyards surrounding the family home had been purchased by Elena’s grandfather Generoso in the 1960s. For decades, the six hectares of vines were cultivated for the sole purpose of selling the grapes on the […]
Rivetto
About Rivetto Azienda Agricola Rivetto is a 4th generation Piemonte wine making family situated in the eastern hills of Serralunga d’Alba. The family entered the area’s wine trade in 1902, buying and selling both wine and grapes. Today they have 37 acres of vineyards, all organically farmed, in a top section of Barolo. The Rivetto story began […]
Pelissero
About Pelissero The Pelissero family has been cultivating vineyards in Treiso, in the heart of the Barbaresco DOCG appellation, for three generations, but it was Luigi who first started bottling the estate grapes and selling the wines under the family label in 1960. Today, Luigi’s son and oenologist Giorgio runs the business, continuing to place […]
Massolino
About Massolino Established in 1896, by Giovanni Massolino, the winery has been dedicated to the production of great wines from the Langhe area of Piedmont for four generations. It was Giovanni’s son Giuseppe, one of the founders of the Consortium for the Defense of Barolo and Barbaresco, to construct the cellar located in Serralunga d’Alba, […]
La Spinetta
About La Spinetta Founded in 1977 by Giuseppe (“Pin”) and Lidia Rivetti, La Spinetta was first known for their production of excellent Moscato d’Asti wines. After several years they introduced red varieties Barbera and Nebbiolo to the production, the beginning of what was to become a great adventure. In just over thirty years, through the […]
E. Pira – Chiara Boschis
About E. Pira – Chiara Boschis Chiara Boschis is widely recognized as one of the first women producers in Barolo, though she comes from eight generations of winemakers. In 1981, the Boschis family acquired the E. Pira & Figli estate, occupying some of the most prestigious land in Barolo. In 1990, Chiara took over the operation […]
Borgogno
About Borgongo The Borgogno name represents over 250 years of history in the Barolo region, its origins dating back to 1761 with the founding of the first winery by Bartolomeo Borgogno. One of the oldest cellars in all of Piedmont, Borgogno wines have enjoyed centuries of acclaim, its Barolo selected as the wine of choice […]