The Gaja winery needs no introduction. It is a brand known worldwide as a synonym for the best excellences of the Langhe lands. It is not only one of the great historical names of Italian wine, but a true ambassador, who has contributed significantly to the fame and international reputation of our winemaking. The Gaja estate was founded in Barbaresco in 1859, but its great success is due above all to the intuition and tenacity of Angelo Gaja. Convinced of the value of the Piedmont region and the quality of its wines, Gaja decided to aim for the highest levels, taking care of every aspect of production down to the smallest details.

Its great wines are born from a deep knowledge of the territory, from a careful selection and enhancement of the most suitable plots and from a meticulous and attentive management of the vineyard, based on a drastic reduction in yields, to try to obtain greater intensity and aromatic concentration. The innovations introduced by Angelo Gaja also involved the winemaking phase, with delicate and well-calibrated extractions to enhance finesse and elegance. For refinements, he successfully experimented with the use of barriques alongside large barrels, always with the aim of revealing and highlighting the exceptional characteristics of each individual terroir. Gaja has always sought the best solution, using what was good in the ancient customs of the territory, but also resorting to practices from other great wine regions.

It was precisely his curious and always innovative vision that led Angelo Gaja to broaden the horizons of his activity and turn his gaze towards other areas of the peninsula particularly suited to viticulture. At the beginning of the 1990s, he acquired a property in Bolgheri, founding the Ca’ Marcanda winery, which produces classic Supertuscans with international grape varieties. Also dating back to the same period is the acquisition of the farm of Pieve di Santa Restituta in Montalcino, in particular in the south-western area of ??the denomination. The growing interest aroused by the wines of Etna could not leave Angelo Gaja indifferent, who a few years ago landed on the southern side of the volcano, where he founded the Idda winery together with the Etna producer Graci. The 20-hectare estate is located in the municipal territories of Biancavilla and Belpasso at an altitude of between 600 and 800 meters.