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    The properties:  
LA SPINETTA
LA SPINETTA Campè
LA SPINETTA Casanova
 
Castagnole Lanze, Piedmont - since 1977
Grinzane Cavour, Piedmont - since 2000
Terricciola, Tuscany - since 2001
 

The wines:

 
Barolo
Barbaresco
Barbera
Blend
Nebbiolo
Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc
Moscato
Sangiovese
Moscato Passito
 
Campè (20,000 bottles)
Valeirano (7,000 bottles), Gallina (11,500 bottles) Starderi (15,500 bottles)
Bionzo (26,000 bottles), Gallina (10,000 bottles), Cà di Pian (80,000 bottles)
Pin 65% Nebbiolo, 35% Barbera (53,000 bottles)
Langhe Nebbiolo (36,000 bottles)
Lidia (3,000 bottles)
Langhe Bianco (3,000 bottles)
Bricco Quaglia (110,000 bottles), Biancospino (100,000 bottles)
Il Nero di Casanova (160,000 bottles) Sezzana and Sassontino (20,000 bottles)
Oro (4,000 half bottles)
 
The production:  
approximately 650,000 bottles per year (450,000 in Piedmont and 200,000 in Tuscany)
4%  Barolo
8%  Barbaresco
24%  Sangiovese
10% Pin and Langhe Nebbiolo
22% Barbera
30% Moscato
2%  Chardonnay/Sauvignon
 
The barrique:  
use of 80% new medium toast French oak barrique
 

The vineyards:

 
a total of 165 hectare: 100 hectare in Piedmont and 65 hectare in Tuscany
the average production quantity is 17 – 20 hl (1.7 - 2 tons) per hectare
 

The winemakers:

 
head winemaker: Giorgio Rivetti, additional winemakers: Andrea Rivetti, Stefano Mazzetta, Mirko Bessi and Alessio Farnesi
 
The employees:  
65 full time ployees, of which 55 are vineyard workers
 
The owners:  
Carlo, Bruno and Giorgio Rivetti
 

The name:

 
LA SPINETTA means “Top of the hill” and refers to the location of our first cellar in Castagnole Lanze
 

Founded:

 
1977 by Giuseppe and Lidia Rivetti
 

The export market:

 
45% USA
10% Asia
30% Central Europe
 2% East Europe
 5% Scandinavia
 8% Russia

75% of our total production is exported and 25% sold in our local market
 
 

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