La Spinetta

The history of La Spinetta is a story of the Rivetti family and began in the 1890s. 

La Spinetta winery - the story

Giovanni Rivetti, grandfather of the brothers Carlo, Bruno and Giorgio, left Piedmont to go to piedmont to go to Argentina. Like many Italians at the time, he dreamed of becoming rich and a powerful man. Although Giovanni never succeeded in achieving his goal, his son Giuseppe (nicknamed "Pin") eventually fulfilled this dream with La Spinetta.

Arrived in Piedmont

Pin married Lidia, bought vineyards for La Spinetta in Piedmont and began to make his own wine. in 1977, the family settled in Castagnole Lanze in the heart of the area known for Moscato d'Asti. This was known at the time as a rather light and simple dessert wine. It was here that the residence of La Spinetta ( the "top of the hill") was built. The Rivettis believed that Moscato had the potential for greatness. To prove it, they created the first Moscato wines from a single vineyard - Bricco Quaglia and Biancospino.

The birth of the portfolio

As time went on, the La Spinetta vision grew and

• in 1985, La Spinetta made its first red wine, Barbera Cà di Pian.
• in 1989, the Rivetti brothers named their red Nebbiolo-Barbera blend "Pin" in honor of their father.
• The first Barbaresco, Gallina, was produced in 1995
• followed by the Barbarescos Starderi Gallina in 1996 and
• Barbaresco Valeirano in 1997.
• Finally, Barbera d'Asti Superiore completed La Spinetta's range in 1998.

Campè - a new project

Finally, in 2000, La Spinetta undertook a project to produce a first-class Barolo, Campè. For this purpose, the Rivettis acquired vineyards in Grinzane Cavour, where with Campè a cellar was created at the cutting edge of technology.