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Beccaria Vini

Beccaria Vini

Angelo and Maria Teresa Beccaria left Genoa in the early 1970s to farm vines in Ozzano Monferrato, and in 1972 Angelo and his father Gioanin planted the first vineyard of the new estate, grafting every cutting by hand. The farm passed to their son Davide in 2001, when the cellar was reorganised and about 4 hectares were planted on one of Ozzano's most panoramic hilltops; his sisters Silvia and Laura are part of the business too.

The estate runs to about 60 hectares, with 10 hectares of vines under Davide's direct care on steep, sunny slopes between Ozzano and San Giorgio Monferrato, on acid, calcareous soils. Only local grapes go into the wines: Grignolino, Barbera, Freisa, Nebbiolo, Malvasia and Arneis. The farm is also a regional educational farm. Ozzano lies in the Monferrato Casalese, in the core zone of the UNESCO-listed "infernot" landscape, known for small cellars carved into the local Pietra da Cantoni stone.

At a glance

Region
Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
Address
Via Giovanni Bianco 3, 15039 Ozzano Monferrato (AL)
Winemaker
Davide Beccaria
Tours
Available
Tastings
Available
Wines listed
10
Website
https://beccaria-vini.it/

Visits & tastings

The family receives guests in a tasting room that was once the stable of Cascina Mossa, built with local Pietra da Cantoni stone and brick. Visits and tastings are on request, so call ahead.

Tastings

  • Giro di Vino · 4 wines with bread and breadsticks · 1 h 30 · €18
  • Giro di Vino Plus · 4 wines of your choice with cheese, cured meats and local specialities · from 1 h 30 · €30
  • Giro di Grignolino · vertical of classic and historic Grignolino, minimum 4 people · from 1 h 30 · €35

Tours

  • Giro di Vite · walk through vineyards and hazelnut groves around the lake, then 4 wines with mixed boards · from 2 h · €35

Good to know

  • Daily 9:00 to 12:00 and 15:00 to 18:30 with advance notice, Sat and Sun by reservation only
  • The tasting room holds 20 to 30 people
  • English and French spoken
  • Accredited regional educational farm since 2007, with activities for schools, groups and families

Contact

Wines from Beccaria Vini

  • Ambrosia Rossa: Partially fermented red must, Sweet. Ambrosia Rossa is Beccaria's partially fermented, lightly sparkling red must, first released in 1998 with consulting oenologist Luciano Bobba, made for those seeking a sweet, floral, rose-scented dessert wine.
  • Convivium: Barbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG, Barbera, Red. Convivium is Beccaria's Barbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG, first released in 1998 with consulting oenologist Luciano Bobba, grown and matured in small oak barriques until maturity before bottling.
  • Evoè: Barbera del Monferrato DOC, Barbera, Red. Evoè is Beccaria's tribute to Barbera del Monferrato DOC, first released in 2005 with consulting oenologist Marco Porta, made from Barbera grapes grown in the estate's Monferrato vineyards.
  • Garbello: Monferrato Bianco DOC, Arneis, White. Garbello is Beccaria's Monferrato Bianco DOC, first released in 2006 with consulting oenologist Luciano Bobba, made from Arneis grapes grown in the estate's Monferrato vineyards.
  • Grignò: Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese DOC, Grignolino, Red. Grignò is Beccaria's Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese DOC, first released in 2006 with consulting oenologist Luciano Bobba, made from Grignolino grapes grown on the estate's Monferrato vineyards.
  • Grignòld: Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese DOC Riserva, Grignolino, Red. Grignòld is Beccaria's top selection of Grignolino, bottled as a DOC Riserva since 2015 with consulting oenologist Luciano Bobba, aged 24 months in barrel and at least 12 months in bottle.
  • La Mossa: Piemonte Barbera DOC, Barbera, Red. La Mossa takes its name from the historic name of the Beccaria farm and is a Piemonte Barbera DOC, first released in 2006 with consulting oenologist Luciano Bobba, made from Barbera grapes grown in the estate's…
  • Lìbet: Monferrato Rosso DOC, Nebbiolo, Red. Lìbet is Beccaria's Nebbiolo, first released in 2014 with consulting oenologist Luciano Bobba, aged 12 months in barrel and at least 6 months in bottle.
  • Lilàn: Monferrato Freisa DOC, Freisa, Red. Lilàn takes its name from the Monferrato dialect word for the Freisa grape, and is a Monferrato Freisa DOC first released in 2006 with consulting oenologist Maurizio Galimberti.
  • Simply Rosé: Piemonte Rosato DOC, Rosé. Simply Rosé is Beccaria's Piemonte Rosato DOC, made from a balanced blend of red grape varieties historically grown in the Monferrato area.