Braida Giacomo Bologna - Barbera d'Asti DOCG 'Montebruna' 2019

The name “Braida” began with Giuseppe Bologna, who carried it as a nickname and passed it on to his great grandson, Giacomo Bologna. Giacomo inherited vineyards from his father, as well as an unconditional love for his land and wine.  While fine Piedmontese wine has almost since time immemorial been synonymous with Nebbiolo, Giacomo Bologna’s hometown of Rocchetta Tanaro was deep in the heart of Barbera country. Giacomo was understandably proud of their local specialty and made it his life’s mission to create a wine that could compete with the world’s finest. Believing in this grape’s inherent potential for greatness, Giacomo ventured to produce a “Super Barbera”, vinifying the grapes into a quality wine and maturing it subsequently in French barriques, a practice unknown to most at that time. He succeeded three times over, first with Bricco dell’Uccellone, the flagship wine of the company, which has now become one of the world’s famous Italian wines, with verticals of more than a doze