WINERIES

Oltrepò Pavese and the winemaking tradition

Volpara , located on the right bank of the Versa Valley, is the home of Moscato in Oltrepò and, rightly, “Il Poggio” has made this vine its strong point by producing it in three versions: lively ( Il Volpara ), still (Moscato Secco) and passito (Rosolio di Volpara) with the grapes drying on racks. Also interesting are the choices of producing pure Riesling Renano , a vine capable of producing great wines but often difficult to understand for Italian consumers due to its great freshness and strong minerality, and that of producing the still Bonarda “Vigna Fornace” with 100% Croatina grapes obtained from a single vineyard located at 430 m above sea level. Croatina is a vine with medium-late ripening (usually around the first ten days of October) and is generally grown at slightly lower altitudes.

The Alessi family has lived at Poggio since the mid-1500s, so much so that the place bears their name. Traditions are the innovations of the past and therefore, if on the one hand it is essential to preserve what has been handed down to us, on the other it is not correct to reject a priori everything that is new or innovative. This is the line followed by Roberto Alessi in leading his company "il Poggio", in this first glimpse of the third millennium.
The company focuses on the quality of its wines and not on quantity, returning to viticulture one of the historic hills of Oltrepo "La Badalucca" in the nearby Municipality of Broni and, above all, producing wines that enhance the vine and the terroir and managing to give a personal touch to its products.