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Azienda Agricola Viticola F.lli Facchino Di Facchino Giorgio

 
 
 

Apply: Giorgio Facchino
 
Wine areas:
Barbera Del Monferrato (DOC)
Cortese Dell'alto Monferrato (DOC)
Dolcetto Di Ovada (DOC)
Monferrato (DOC)
Moscato (DOC)
Ovada (DOCG)
Piemonte (DOC)
 
Foundation year: 1958
 
Winemaker: Diego Facchino
 
Vine variety: Cortese, Chardonnay, Moscato, Dolcetto, Barbera, Cabernet, Albarossa, Nebbiolo.
 
Hectare: 20
 
Number of bottles produced/year: 70000
 
Most important labels:
CARASOI OVADA D.O.C.G.
NOTE D'AUTUNNO MONFERRATO D.O.C. ROSSO DA UVE ALBAROSSA
CIARLATAN PIEMONTE D.O.C. CHARDONNAY
POGGIOBELLO OVADA D.O.C.G.
TERRE DEL RE BARBERA DEL MONFERRATO D.O.C.
 
Wine Road: STRADA DEI VINI DELL'ALTO MONFERRATO
Description

Our Winery is located in Rocca Grimalda, nestled among the hills that enhance the Ovadese. For almost half a century, born out of our land unique and inimitable wine, a true expression of our passion, wisdom and great farming potential of our territory. Thanks to the particular composition of our land, better known as "White lands of Ovada", and to the technological rationality always respectful of Piedmontese winemaking tradition, exclusively from grapes from our vineyards, producing wines that bear within them the scents and the character of the area Ovadese. Here we create genuine wines that are the fruit of our love for grape-vine and respect for tradition. For us, quality has always been the primary target, never forgetting that a good wine is already big in the vineyard. Visit us in our cellars, discover exciting tastes and flavors in a land full of nature and tradition. We welcome you in a relaxed and genuine, surrounded by a breathtaking landscape setting. In our cellar you can taste our products, every day from 8:30 to 19:00. We organize tastings for groups and individuals. If you come and see us we will share, through our wines, love and passion for our work. From September 2012 there will be welcome in the new tasting room and visit our cellar aging. We will waiting for you.

How to get

From Milan: Take the motorway A7 Milan-Genoa, Genoa direction. Passed the exit of Tortona, continuing to Genoa, take the link to A7-A26 Genova Voltri and exit at Ovada, and from there follow the directions under "From Ovada". From Genoa: Take the motorway A26 Genova-Santhià Santhià direction and exit at Ovada, and from there follow the directions under "From Ovada". From Turin: Take the A21 motorway towards Piacenza. At the height of Alexandria West take the A26 towards Genoa Voltri then exit at Ovada, and from there follow the directions under "From Ovada". From Alessandria and Novi Ligure: Follow the signs to Ovada Predosa or until you reach the SP 185, past the bridge over the river Bormida, and go right and keep following the signs for Ovada / Predosa. Continue forward without leaving the main road 185 until you cross the bridge that goes over the motorway and after 300 meters turn right to continue Predosa / Roccagrimalda. Cross Predosa following the signs for Ovada or Rocca Grimalda (you are always on the SP 185) and after traveling about 9.5 km away, at the St. Charles Place, the intersection that leads you to Rocca Grimalda. Turn right and follow for Rocca Grimalda and take it up the hill brings you to town. At the top of the hill, instead turn left and enter the village of Rocca Grimalda, go straight to St. James and then right again for two junctions (each with a kiosk); the third intersection, near a church which is on Left (Church of San Rocco), turn left onto the road down and proceed until you reach a crossroad near a bridge. Turn left and go straight for about 150 m, after which you'll find another small junction, bear left and follow the paved road on your left, then left the farm of the Meadow Valley and up the hill until you come to our cellars. From Acqui Terme: Take in Ovada and from there follow the directions under "From Ovada". From Ovada: Once you exit the highway, after a hundred meters you'll find a roundabout, take the second exit on the right, cross the bridge over the river Stura and at the roundabout turn right, following signs to Ovada, after about a km. found a fork, take the right path and follow it all, going straight to the various discussions. You arrive in a square where there are 2 round-up; the first turn left, go straight to the second following the signs for Rocca Grimalda, after about 3-4 km you are right on top of a hill where you will find an intersection indicating for Rocca Grimalda, at the St. Charles Place, turn left, according to Rocca Grimalda and take it up the hill brings you to town. At the top of the hill, instead turn left and enter the village of the town go straight to San Giacomo and then right again for two junctions (each with a kiosk); the third intersection, near a church which is on the left ( Church of San Rocco), turn left on the road down and proceed until you reach an intersection, near a bridge. Turn left and go straight for about 150 m, after which you'll find another small junction, follow the paved road on your left, then leave on yoyr left the farm holiday's "Val del Prato" and up the hill until you come to our cellars.


Days and Hour opening: All week
 
Days and Hours visit: From Monday to Sunday from 08:00 to 19:00 by appointment
 
Wine Tasting: yes
 
Oil Tasting: no
 
Purchase products in the cellar: yes
 
Purchase products online: no
 
Disabled accessibility: yes
 
Coach parking: yes
 
Apply: Diego Facchino 00393382751321
 
Language spoken: Italian, English, French
 
Seats number: 60
 
Overnight: In recommended B&B or hotels in the area.