Bricco dei Guazzi

The Bricco dei Guazzi Estate is located in Piedmont, near the town of Olivola (Province of Alessandria), in the “ Monferrato Casalese ” DOC. The property is at the top of a “bricco” (hill in the local dialect) and is surrounded by 100-year old cedar trees. These hills have light colors due to the calcareous and marly soil. Truffles are very common and the whole area is particularly suited to red grapes because of the hot temperatures and limited rainfalls. The estate has 50 hectares (125 acres) of land, 30 (75) of which are dedicated to vineyards. The Villa and its cellar were completely renovated in 2004. Many new plantings of selected clones were carried out in the vineyards, using a high concentration of plants in order to create a new-style Barbera. 

Piemonte

Piedmont is located right in the northwest corner of Italy, with Switzerland to the north, France just west and the beautiful Mediterranean coast line and fishing villages of Liguria only an hour and a half south. In the alpine zone it is very cold. The climate however in the lowland is continental: cold winters and often dry, warm summers. There are often formations of fogs as after all it is characteristic in Lowland Padana. On the shores of the lakes the climate is mild.;The Piedmont Wine Region, particularly in the Langhe sub region, is the land of castles, vineyards and romantic hills shrouded in mist. The Alps hover over this lovely wine region, and the region's names in fact makes reference to this (Piemonte means "at the foot of the mountain").