La Spinetta

The idea for the winery La Spinetta was born during ’60s by Giuseppe, known as Pin, and Lidia Rivetti, expert farmers who founded then the cellar in 1977, which was taken over by his children over the years.
Humility and respect, and the desire to measure one’s own abilities, are the values on which the company philosophy is based.
With an eye always turned towards the future, but attentive to tradition, the children carry on the legacy with skill and always with great respect for the territory, for the native vines.
Company that was the first to start producing Moscato from a single vineyard, then the need to also focus on red wines, first with Barbera, still the protagonist, and then with Nebbiolo for Barolo and Barbaresco, always from different single vineyards to maximize the terroir of origin and its peculiarities.
Over the years, the Rivetti brothers, driven by the desire to take on new challenges, but with wines that always reflect the territory, acquired hectares in Grinzane Cavour, where some of the most prestigious crus are located; subsequently they cross the border and reach Tuscany with the popular Sangiovese. Another noteworthy step was when the Contratto company was acquired in 2011 in Alta Langa, an area that is increasingly gaining a foothold in the wine world, and which the brothers they were able to ride the wave and make the winery a point of reference for the denomination. Last but not least, hectares are purchased in the Tortonesi Hills, where Timorasso is the protagonist, an indigenous vine that can compete with the greatest existing white wines.
It is worth highlighting the importance and love for the vineyard, where everything is born, in fact the Rivetti family manages the plants with total respect, choosing an organic regime, low yields and harvesting the best grapes possible.
A curiosity that someone will surely ask: why the Rhinoceros? The choice of these labels is a work of Albrecht Dürer, a German artist much admired by his brother Giorgio. It represents an Indian rhinoceros in Lisbon, the first animal of its kind ever seen in Europe. Another label to remember is “Il Leone” for Barolo Campé, an animal that best represents the king of Italian wines and the wine of kings.
We can therefore say that we are talking about a symbolic company and one of the most important in Piedmont, extremely attentive to the quality of the wines it puts on the market.