The soul of our wine is the main character of the "The Soul of Wine" museum. Here you have the opportunity to taste a wine, the Awakening of the stump, a meeting of many souls that have become one.
The project "Il Risveglio del Ceppo" was born from the dream of protecting an important heritage for future generations. And in the end the dream became true. A unique wine "In the heart of Barbera with Barbera in the heart".
The “Soulwine” museum is in the heart of the Wine Tourism Centre. It is a story that combines history, wine, art and music. While you visit the museum you can admire creations of the artist Ezio Ferraris, obtained from old wine roots, accompanied by the original music of Maestro Christian Ravaglioli.
In the 1800s a bad disease affected European vines. All the European viticulture was about to extinguish. The danger was avoided by grafting European vines on American vine stocks. In this way the cultivation of vines in Europe was saved.
"Since the Ancient times the Barbera has been cultivated in our territory.
In 1858 the first American vine stock has been imported in the Monferrato area.
The vine stock brought with itself the phylloxera, an insect that damaged the vines roots, by breaking down the roots...
...and destroying whole vineyards.
The solution was grafting American’s vine stocks
and it saved the Barbera grapes from becoming extinct."
A unique Barbera d'Asti that comes from the determination and passion of our winemakers Enzo Gerbi and Salvatore Giacoppo. We leave you the emotions and the feelings that they felt during this research and through this wine we provide it to you. We started studying this wine from 2010 with the collaboration of the "Department of Viticulture and oenology" of the University of Turin. Taste the characteristics of a unique Barbera d'Asti, each one of you will feel different shades and try to focus about the uniqueness of an extraordinary grape variety.
What’s left over from pressing grapes is called “pomace”. From the pomace, by steam distillation, we obtain a grappa that tells the story of a precious and historic spirit, later aged in wooden barrels.
Vermouth is one of Piedmont's oenological inventions dating back to the late 1700s, that’s a flavoured wine with medicinal plants. We make it using our own wines. It is fresh, delicately spiced and balsamic, ideal for aperitifs and cocktails.
Chinato was born in late 1800’s from a recipe prepared by a Piedmonts pharmacist. Made by infusing medicinal plants in our Barbera d'Asti and in particular “China” that has always been used as an aperitif and digestive. Perfect for an aperitif and an end-of-meal fortyfing.
From the grapes we don't waste anything. What's left over from pressing the grapes, the “marc”, a combination of grapes skin and seeds, we use it for the production of cosmetics. The main nutrient of the “marc” are the polyphenols that are natural elements contained in grape skins that are natural antioxidant. By adding the benefit of the polyphenols to cosmetics you get natural UV protection and anti-aging benefits. Your skin will look more elastic, toned and firm.The “Il Risveglio del Ceppo” cosmetics line offers creams and serums for the well-being of the skin.
