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    82 Tb
  • Country Ranking?

    196
  • Region Ranking?

    57
  • Popularity ranking?

    241

History

Elvio Cogno first came up with the idea to produce wine at the Ristorante dell’Angelo in La Morra, between tables and hungry patrons. Class of 1936 and originally from Novello, Elvio Cogno’s family had been cultivating grapevines for generations, but no one had thought of turning that work into a job.

 

The wine that the Cogno family began to produce did more than serve diners at their restaurant; it soon distinguished itself as a produc...

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Vineyards

To improve upon a wine that already comes from one of the world’s most prestigious terroirs, there is only one road to take: study and know the vineyards, their soil, and the natural and man-made environment that surrounds them. It is during this phase that the soul of the wine forms; and it is when the work of the viticulturist understands and interprets its character, allowing the grapes to express their differences.

 

Elvio Cogno proc...

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The Cogno family

The Cogno family has been making wine in the Langhe area for four generations. After a long and fruitful partnership with the venerable Barolo producer Marcarini at La Morra, in 1990 Elvio Cogno bought a splendid and historic 18th-century farmhouse situated at the top of Bricco Ravera, a hill near Novello. (Novello is one of the 11 communes in Piedmont in which Barolo is produced.) The farm was surrounded by 11 hectares (27...

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