Welcome to my Wine Families page!
Here you can find names, location and link of family-owned wineries I write about now who will be in my book “Le Donne di Piemonte” plus some of my other favorites from Napa, South Africa and Valais, Switzerland. As with life, it’s a work in progress as I’m always discovering more wonderful family owned wineries. Life is not boring!
The List of Families
Elio Altare
Annunziata, La Morra (Barolo appellation)
Piemonte, Italy

Bagnoud Vins
Flanthey
Valais, Switzerland

Cave du Bonheur
Fully
Valais, Switzerland
Busso Piero
Neive (Barbaresco appellation)
Piemonte, Italy

Ca’ del Baio
Treiso, Barbaresco
Piemonte, Italy

Cantina del Pino
Barbaresco
Piemonte, Italy

Cascina delle Rose
Tre Stelle (Barbaresco appellation)
Piemonte, Italy
Cave de Valencon
Flanthey
Valais, Switzerland
Claudy Clavien
Miege
Valais, Switzerland
Domenico Clerico
Montforte d’Alba (Barolo appellation)
Piemonte, Italy
Matteo Correggia
Canale, Roero
Piemonte, Italy

Deltetto
Canale, Roero
Piemonte, Italy

Domaine La Liaudisaz, Marie-Therese Chappaz
Fully
Valais, Switzerland
Ettore Fontana
Livia Fontana
Castiglione Falletto (Barolo appellation)
Piemonte, Italy

Cave Fin Bec
Sion
Valais, Switzerland
G. D. Vajra
Vergne, Barolo
Piemonte, Italy

Gaja
Barbaresco
Piemonte, Italy
Jean-Rene Germanier
Vetroz
Valais, Switzerland
Gregor Kuonen
Salgesch
Valais, Switzerland
Iona
Grabouw, South Africa
Cave Mabillard-Fuchs
Venthone
Valais, Switzerland
Malvira
Canale, Roero
Piemonte, Italy

Marchesi di Barolo
Barolo
Piemonte, Italy

Marchesi di Gresy
Barbaresco
Piemonte, Italy

Simon Maye et Fils
St.-Pierre-de-Clages
Valais, Switzerland

Cantina Bartolo Mascarello
Barolo
Piemonte, Italy
Oddero
Santa Maria, La Morra (Barolo appellation)
Piemonte, Italy

E. Pira e Figli di Chiara Boschis
Barolo
Piemonte, Italy

Giuseppe Rinaldi
Barolo
Piemonte, Italy
Albino Rocca
Neive (Barbaresco appellation)
Piemonte, Italy

Cantina Gigi Rosso
Castiglione Falletto (Barolo appellation)
Piemonte, Italy

Paolo Scavino di Scavino Enrico
Castiglione Falletto (Barolo appellation)
Piemonte, Italy

Sottimano
Neive (Barbaresco appellation)
Piemonte, Italy
Schweiger Vineyards
St. Helena, California
Napa, United States


I have just purchased your book. My husband, Alan Silvestri (the film composer) and I have a vineyard in Carmel Valley, CA that is inspired by his family in Piemonte, at Castell Alfero. We have visited Castell Alfero many times and have even visited a few wineries in the area, including Castello del Poggio (Barbera d’Asti) and Gaja, and have spent the day at the Gamba cooperage in Castell Alfero. After the first visit there we decided to grow Barbera in our vineyard and it has become one of our most sought after wines. Check out our vineyard at silvestrivineyards.com. If you are ever in the Carmel, CA area please stop in and let me know that you are coming. I am very much looking forward to your book. Sounds wonderful! Sandra Silvestri
Hi Sandra,
Yes! Thank you. I saw your purchase and I very much appreciate your support. I would love to visit you when I am in California in September, if that would be ok. I have an event at the San Francisco Wine School on September 11. I’ll send you info as it becomes available.
Thank you again!
Cheers,
Suzanne