Cola Battista

The Cola estate was founded in 1985 thanks to the commitment of Battista Cola, although he was alone in the family when it comes to a passion for vineyards and wine production. Battista’s father Giovanni had already begun cultivating vines in the Franciacorta zone back in 1945, the year in which, upon returning from the war, he found that through his wine he was able to rediscover the joy of the little things in life made with care, such as ha...

The vineyards of the Cola estate cover approximately 10 hectares between the municipalities of Adro and Cortefranca, at the foot of Monte Alto. Here the grapes are still harvested by hand.  Although the Cola Battista winery has been able to reach the production of approximately 60-70 thousand bottles a year, the whole production cycle has kept its family style, and to this day, also thanks to the support of oenologists of the calibre of Albert...

The Cola winery is situated in Adro, but the real story and the quality behind every single bottle starts a little way away in the vineyard. It is here that the grapes needed to produce Franciacorta sparkling wines are harvested – still by hand even today – and from year to year Battista and Stefano personally deal with the care of the vines, because it is thanks to the grapes that wines with such unmistakeable and noble characteristics can be...