Wineries

Azienda Agricola Bricco Camerano di Gario Baiano Silvia

Consorzio Tutela Vini Colli Tortonesi

The Consortium for the Protection of the Colli Tortonesi Wines is the body tasked to protect and represent the interests of Tortona’s wine producers and has proved to be quite suitable and effective to undertake the difficult process of revitalization, enhancement and improvement of the land, the local wine production and the spread of the Designation of Origin.



In addition, among the aims of the consortium we may include:



– the coordination of members for the compliance of the rules of the product specifications
– the protection of the same designation from unfair competition and other offenses
– the activities and responsibilities assigned to the Consortia through EU and national legislation in the field of wines with designation according to the Law No.164 of 10th February 1992.



A border land, a strategic crossroads of ancient peoples, the D.O.C. Colli Tortonesi wine district consists of thirty municipalities, all having one thing in common: the geological and climatic predisposition to host a high–quality viticulture.

Consorzio Tutela Del Gavi

The Consortium of Protection of Gavi was founded in 1993, in order to protect, promote and serve the interests relating to the Designation of Origin. It represents about 75% of the production of Gavi and has 200 member producers (including 64 bottlers), which in 2004 celebrated the 30th anniversary from the attainment of the D.O.C. (1974) and 6 of the D.O.C.G. (1998).



Its activity is divided into two moments: supervision, in collaboration with appropriate agencies, of production, vinification and bottling of GAVI D.O.C.G., and promotion of the image of the designation.



In 2004, the Consortium for the Protection of Gavi was the first in Italy to have completed the revision of the register of vineyards. Through on–site visits by inspectors and aerial photos, the area of ​​Gavi D.O.C.G. has been photographed with precision, both from the cadastral point of view – the exact surface is equal to 1,075 hectares bordered in 11 municipalities – and from the ampelographic one: in effect, we can proudly declare that in the vineyards there are only Cortese vines, for the production of Gavi in single–variety, as required by the specification.

Consorzio di Tutela Vino Dolcetto di Ovada

Dolcetto d’Ovada is a noble wine, with centuries–old tradition and is counted among the great red wines of Piedmont.



It is produced in 22 Municipalities in the Province of Alessandria, in hilly areas, on soils of clay and limestone that give wine elegant aromas and a good body.

The richness of the soil and the favorable exposure give to Dolcetto d’Ovada an excellent quality and a particular predisposition to aging that make it unique in the wide panorama of production of Dolcetto grapes in Piedmont.



In the expression Ovada, the sweet wine produced in this area boasts the Designation of Controlled and Guaranteed Origin (D.O.C.G.), attesting a higher quality that today only 12 Piedmontese wines can boast.



The wines of the Consortium of Protection are carefully selected through meticulous chemical and tasting analysis by a specialized technical committee.

Tacchino Raffaele

Tacchino Raffalele farm sells only wine of its own production, for this reason the amount varies over the years depending on the weather trend, just as happened to our ancestors.

Therefore, wine is sold out. Then you have to wait for the forthcoming harvest!

It is obvious, then, that we focus on Quality, and not on Quantity: those expectations have never disappointed our customers.

We are often asked: where does the wine you produce come from?

We would like to point out that ALL the wine of our own production comes from our own grapes and then from our vineyards.

Castello D'uviglie

Situated below the halls of the noble wing of the Castle, the historic wine cellars, with different construction styles, show two characteristic infernot – architectural jewels carved into tufa to preserve the most precious bottles of wine – a display of century–old bottles along with a set of tools of a “master cooper”.



A commemorative plaque reminds that the remains of Blessed Don G. Allamano – founder of the Consolata Order – were preserved there during the entire Second World War.