Braida

Certainly, the name Giacomo Bologna has become synonymous with Barbera d’Asti. He was one of Piedmont’s greatest innovators and personalities. He inherited the vineyards, the nickname “Braida” and the passion for viniculture and viticulture from his father, Giuseppe Bologna. So much so, that in 1961 Giacomo created Braida in Rocchetta Tanaro. Giacomo is remembered for his determined spirit, and his belief in Barbera’s potential. He became one of the first to use French-oak casks to vinify his best grapes –raising the overall quality from a traditional table Barbera to a fine wine. He was also one of the first producers in Piedmont to export their wines, exposing Italian wines to the world market. Today, the estate is run by another generation, whom also happen to be oenologists, Raffaella and Giuseppe Bologna, their flagship Barbera, Bricco dell’Uccellone, that was created in 1982 was the first Super-Barbera, and has become one of the world’s unsurpassable Italian wines.