Francesco Scrimaglio, at the beginning of the twentieth century, began his business as a winegrower, expanded in the 20s by his son Pietro. After the war, his grandchildren Franco and Mario gave to the company a new impetus and a more wide–ranging dimension. In more recent times, Pier Giorgio, great–grandson of the founder, has consolidated its image and increased its presence in world markets.
The Scrimaglio family has been present in Piedmont since the seventeenth century. It comes from France, where he it was named
Escrimeaux (swordsman) and from where it fled, due the persecution of the Huguenots, during the massacre of Saint Bartholomew, on August 24, 1572.
In the lands of Monferrato (Asti province) it has given its name to an area that is still called Regione Scrimaglio and is located on the border between Castelvero County and the Marquis land of Nizza, where the farm and the historical vineyards of Costa del Sole and Valle del Vento are located.
