Pelissero
A brief history
Our family has always been dedicated to agriculture with a Langa and peasant DNA. We are in Treiso, a township that became independent from Barbaresco in 1957, located in the heart of the production zone of one of the top three Italian DOCG, the Barbaresco, son of King Nebbiolo.
It is the grape varietal that more than any others have defined and will continue to define the history of our hills and of the national and international viticulture.
We are the heirs of this land and of this vine.
Many gradual changes have been performed by the successive generations who transformed
the grape-selling activity started by Giovanni Pelissero into winemaking of all the estate-grown grapes.
The first bottles of wine dated back to 1960 and were produced by Luigi Pelissero, whose work was followed by his son, Oenologist Giorgio who, after finishing his studies, decided to work full time at the winery.
The spirit of continuous research in the vineyard, and afterwards in the cellar, plus passion, commitment and innovative dynamism are our firm bases. A little example are the three tanks where we collect the rains for around 10.000 hectolitres of water that we use – instead of using the public one – to make our treatments into the vines. Without forgetting our agricultural equipment with tractors of the latest generation that permits a remarkable energy saving. And the pensile perennial garden upholsteries made on the last cellar extension, that permit a more natural control of the different building spaces’ temperatures.
Meanwhile into the cellar, the beginning of a research by selecting an indigenous natural yeast to keep, use and breed for the future years.
And last but not least the conversion we’re now adopting, to obtain all our vineyards cultivated with a sustainable agriculture.
All the evolutions and changes we are conducting every day are combined with the pride of having reached the third generation of viticulturists. Our philosophy has not changed, however: we only focus on original varietals that are typical of our land, particularly Nebbiolo, Barbera and Dolcetto, which represent about 85% of our production. All the grapes that we use come from the 42 hectares that we own, which are widespread among the villages of Treiso, Barbaresco, Neive, Neviglie and Alba.
We are able, with the help of knowledgeable colleagues, to directly supervise the entire production cycle, from pruning to marketing and sale of around yearly 250,000/300,000 bottles that we sell in more than 60 countries into the world, namely: Barbaresco DOCG Vanotu Riserva, Barbaresco DOCG Vanotu (this is the dialectal word for the name Giovanni, Giorgio’s grandfather), Barbaresco DOCG Tulin, Barbaresco DOCG Nubiola, Langhe DOC Nebbiolo, Langhe DOC Rosso Long Now, Barbera d'Alba DOC Tulin, Barbera d’Alba DOC Piani, Dolcetto d’Alba DOC Augenta, Dolcetto d'Alba DOC Munfrina, Langhe DOC Riesling Rigadin, Le Nature Langhe DOC Bianco, Le Nature Vino Rosso Barlet, Le Nature Mosto parzialmente fermentato, Moscato d’Asti DOCG.
It is the grape varietal that more than any others have defined and will continue to define the history of our hills and of the national and international viticulture.
We are the heirs of this land and of this vine.
Many gradual changes have been performed by the successive generations who transformed
the grape-selling activity started by Giovanni Pelissero into winemaking of all the estate-grown grapes.
The first bottles of wine dated back to 1960 and were produced by Luigi Pelissero, whose work was followed by his son, Oenologist Giorgio who, after finishing his studies, decided to work full time at the winery.
The spirit of continuous research in the vineyard, and afterwards in the cellar, plus passion, commitment and innovative dynamism are our firm bases. A little example are the three tanks where we collect the rains for around 10.000 hectolitres of water that we use – instead of using the public one – to make our treatments into the vines. Without forgetting our agricultural equipment with tractors of the latest generation that permits a remarkable energy saving. And the pensile perennial garden upholsteries made on the last cellar extension, that permit a more natural control of the different building spaces’ temperatures.
Meanwhile into the cellar, the beginning of a research by selecting an indigenous natural yeast to keep, use and breed for the future years.
And last but not least the conversion we’re now adopting, to obtain all our vineyards cultivated with a sustainable agriculture.
All the evolutions and changes we are conducting every day are combined with the pride of having reached the third generation of viticulturists. Our philosophy has not changed, however: we only focus on original varietals that are typical of our land, particularly Nebbiolo, Barbera and Dolcetto, which represent about 85% of our production. All the grapes that we use come from the 42 hectares that we own, which are widespread among the villages of Treiso, Barbaresco, Neive, Neviglie and Alba.
We are able, with the help of knowledgeable colleagues, to directly supervise the entire production cycle, from pruning to marketing and sale of around yearly 250,000/300,000 bottles that we sell in more than 60 countries into the world, namely: Barbaresco DOCG Vanotu Riserva, Barbaresco DOCG Vanotu (this is the dialectal word for the name Giovanni, Giorgio’s grandfather), Barbaresco DOCG Tulin, Barbaresco DOCG Nubiola, Langhe DOC Nebbiolo, Langhe DOC Rosso Long Now, Barbera d'Alba DOC Tulin, Barbera d’Alba DOC Piani, Dolcetto d’Alba DOC Augenta, Dolcetto d'Alba DOC Munfrina, Langhe DOC Riesling Rigadin, Le Nature Langhe DOC Bianco, Le Nature Vino Rosso Barlet, Le Nature Mosto parzialmente fermentato, Moscato d’Asti DOCG.
