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 Producer:
Braida
di Giacomo Bologna
Region: Piemonte
DOC(G):
Barbera
d'Asti
Grignolino d'Asti
Brachetto d'Acqui
Barbera del Monferrato Frizzante
Dolcetto d'Alba
Langhe
Moscato d'Asti
Monferrato
About the Producer:
"Stretch
ball," a local Piedmontese sport, is the pastime that occupied
Giuseppe Bologna every Sunday in his youth, earning him the nickname
'Braida.' At a young age
Giuseppe founded the Braida estate, cultivating a single vineyard
of Barbera to make wine for himself and his friends. It was this
vineyard that he passed on to Giacomo Bologna along with
an unbounded love
for
this wine and the land where it was made.
Giacomo truly appreciated the finer things
in life and produced a wine that catered to his own exacting standards.
He believed that great wine
must come from great soil and had been fortunate enough to inherit
land that was ideal for grape growing.
Giacomo Bologna was actually the
first to realize that Barbera could
age brilliantly in small oak barrels. In the 1980's he put this discovery
to use, creating three now-famous crus, Uccellone, Bricco della Bogotta,
and Ai Suma. The extraction, clarity, and superb balance of these
wines is simply unbelievable. Today, Giacomo's wife Anna and
their
children continue the plans and dreams that
he conceived long ago. Giacomo's family stresses that while
wine
is made with your hands through established techniques, it cannot
truly be great unless the winemaker has a great passion for it.
Related Wines and Links: Abbona,
Dessilani,
Giacomo
Conterno, Anselma,
Villa
Sparina, Aldo
Conterno, Giacosa,
Gaja,
Massolino.
Featured Wine(s):
Braida
Grignolino d'Asti
Braida La Monella
Braida Il Biacialè
Braida Montebruna
Braida Bricco dell'Uccellone
Braida Bricco della Bigotta
Braida Ai Suma
Braida Vigna senza nome
Braida Brachetto d'Acqui
Braida
Il Fiore
Braida Asso di Fiori
Braida Dolcetto Serra dei Fiori
To purchase these wines, call our Portfolio
Managers at 212.473.2323.
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