Ca' Del Baio

Nurtured and passed down from father to son, the vineyards surrounding the Grasso family farmhouse have been added to over time through marriage and acquisitions. Today it is Giulio and Luciana who, together with their daughters Paola, Valentina and Federica, handle all the various areas of the business with passion and expertise, from the growing and vinification of the grapes, to hospitality and wine sales. For the Grasso family, simplicity, a sense of sacrifice and the deep attachment they have to their land are pre-requisites for guaranteeing wines of quality. Today the Ca’ del Baio estate takes in 31 hectares of vineyards in the villages of Barbaresco, Treiso and Trezzo Tinella: the first two municipalities are part of Barbaresco winegrowing area, the last one is part of the popular Alta Langa region, which is now famous for white wines, cereals and hazelnuts. All estate-grown, their wines are made from a range of highly valued varieties, some typical of the area while others are more international: the whites include Moscato, Chardonnay and Riesling, and the reds Nebbiolo, Barbera and Dolcetto. All the wines come from a single grape variety. The most prestigious vines – producing the Nebbiolo used to make Barbaresco – are between 25 and 40 years old, and they go into making the estate’s crus of Asili and Pora (commune of Barbaresco) and Vallegrande and Marcarini (Treiso). Over the course of the years Ca’ del Baio has acquired a prominent position in the world of Barbaresco, one of the most widely-appreciated and high profile Italian red wines, competing on international markets in Europe and throughout the world.