Since 1600, the Bava Family has grown grape vines in Cocconato, a village that rises steeply up the hillsides of the Monferrato Astigiano territory, founding their winery there in 19111. Over the past century, six generations have carried on their family winemaking traditions and have expanded their vineyards to include prized estates in Barolo and Nizza. Concentrating on high-quality Barbers, Nebbiolo and traditional indigenous varieties, Bava is dedicated to creating pure and delicious expressions of their historic Piedmontese terroir.

Framed to the northwest by the towering rocks of the Alps and cradled to the south by the rounded slopes of the Apennine mountains, Piedmont’s diverse and varied terrain lends itself to varied and diverse wine growing opportunities. Producing wine as early as the 6th century, this distinct and beloved wine region has been recognized for its bold and tannic reds for centuries. Barbaresco has earned the nickname the “queen of wines” for its more delicate and feminine approach. With aromatic expressions ranging from dried cherry and raspberry to licorice and rose petal, Barbaresco’s beauty can easily level the playing field with its Piedmontese-counterparts. With warm weather cycling up from the Mediterranean, and cold temperatures moving off the icy slopes of the Alps, Piedmont experiences the climatic temperature swings so crucial to the development of good wine grapes. With this climatic dichotomy, cool fog blankets the slopes of the Apennines in the morning, and is bathed in hot sun by midday. As a result, the Cuneo, Asti, Alessandria and Torino provinces are among the most favored in Piedmont. Heading north to the cooler mountainous Alps, the Alto Piemonte regions of Verbano, Cusio, Ossola and Novara produce wines with high acidity and light bodies that are gaining more and more popularity by the day. At first glance, Nebbiolo wines look light and appear to be very similar to a traditional Pinot Noir. A sip of the powerful, bold, and tannic wine, however, will quickly alert you to the true beauty of what’s inside. Grown in Piedmont since at least the 13th century, Nebbiolo and Piedmont are synonymous with one another, and the stunning grapes are rarely found outside of Piedmont. Considered to be a “terroir-expressive” grape, Nebbiolo embodies the essence of the earth, climate, and soils from which it grows. As a result, the wines these grapes produce greatly depend on where they are grown.