Respect for diversity, striving for uniqueness

Beginning in the early nineties, the Brunello Distillery started making a few choices dictated more by passion rather than a merely economic vision; they decided, in fact, to abandon production of monovitigno (single-grape) grappas made of international grape varieties in order to follow their own original path.

The Brunello family has searched all over Italy to discover native, autochthonous varieties. Between the Breganze hills they discovered an ancient variety of grape, native to the region, which had almost completely disappeared: the Cruajo. With regard to pomace, in the Berici Hills area they acquired the Carmenère and in the Euganean Hills the Moscato Fior d'arancio. In Valpolicella they knocked on Giuseppe Quintarelli´s door; now he exclusively dedicates the pomace from his prestigious Amarone to the Brunello family. In Trentino they discovered the Enantio della Valdadige and the Casetta della Vallagarina; in Emilia the Spergola di Scandiano; in Lazio the Aleatico di Gradoli; in Sicily the Frappato di Vittoria, Catarratto di Monreale and the Zibibbo di Pantelleria -- an authentic expression of the various wine territories, with which they sought to “distil a spirit”, while respecting diversity and striving for uniqueness.

This, for the Brunello family, is a demand stemming from the desire to compete with new territories and new varieties, in order to put themselves to the test as distillers and representatives of tout cour distillation. For the enthusiast, or simply those who are curious: a course exploring Italian distillates, their fragrances, aromas and sensations, from a novel, otherwise unapproachable perspective.