LA SPINETTA:
The
Rivetti family story begins in the 1890s, when Giovanni Rivetti,
grandfather of the three Rivetti brothers, Carlo, Bruno and Giorgio,
left Piedmont for Argentina. Like many Italians of that time, he dreamed
of returning rich and a powerful man, perhaps even one day able to make
a great wine in his homeland.
He never did, though his son, Giuseppe (nicknamed Pin) did. Pin married
Lidia, bought vineyards and began to make wine. In 1977 the family took
up residence at LA SPINETTA (top of the hill) in Castagnole Lanze. It
was the heart of the Moscato d’Asti country, home of a rather light and
simple dessert wine. But the Rivettis believed that Moscato had the
potential for greatness and set out to prove it by making Moscato Bricco
Quaglia and Biancospino.
Eventually though the family’s vision was even grander. In 1985 LA
SPINETTA made its first red wine, Barbera Cà di Pian. After this many
great reds followed: In 1989 the Rivettis dedicated their red blend Pin
to their father. In 1995 they started to make their first Barbaresco,
Gallina. In 1996 and 1997 the Barbarescos Starderi,
Barbera d'Alba Gallina and Barbaresco Valeirano follow.
In 1998 premiered the Barbera d'Asti Superiore.
In
2000 the family’s ambition of also making a Barolo became reality. The
Rivettis acquired vineyards in Grinzane Cavour and built a state of the
art cellar, Barolo Campè. Since 2003 visitors are welcomed to visit also
Campè, outside the town, Grinzane Cavour.
In 2001 LA SPINETTA expanded over the borders of Piedmont and
acquired 65 hectares of vineyards in Tuscany, between Pisa and Volterra
to make three different 100% Sangiovese wines,
as Sangiovese to
La Spinetta, is the
true ambassador
of the Tuscan terrain.
LA SPINETTA WINES BACK
