The story of the Verdi family in Vergomberra dates back to the eighteent century, when Antonio Verdi, probably from the Duchy of Parma, settled in Oltrepo Pavese. Since then, four generations have succeeded in the care of the family lands. According to the market of that time, they produced wheat and other cereals; mulberries gave the leaves for rearing silkworms; a good number of poles were dedicated to vines and, last but not least in the typical productions of Oltrepò. Already with Luigi, the third generation, the Verdi combine the care of the vineyards with the art of transforming grapes into wine and founded the first winery. A legacy that was passed down from father to son, along with the passion and love for quality.
A typically patriarchal family, as was customary then, but with the fourth generation the divisions of property began. After Luigi, Clemente succeeded, and then Alfredo, Knight of Vittorio Veneto, and Bruno, the first one to bottle and sign his bottles with his own label, in the years immediately after the war, and his son Paolo, the latest of the seven generations.
