To understand how the Luca Ferraris winery came about we must trace the story back to the nineteenth century, when Luca’s great-grandfather, Luigi Ferraris, emigrated to America during the gold rush. Striking gold, he sent the money back to his wife, Luca’s great-grandmother Bruno Teresa, giving her the chance to realize her dream. In 1921, after her husband passed away, she bought the house in Via al Castello which until recently housed Luca’s winery. Two years later, Luca’s grandfather Martino purchased “Il Casot”, which at that time was nothing but a simple rural hut in the middle of 40,000 square meters of land. Martino planted vines and bought barrels in order to be able to make wine with his own grapes in his own cellar. He started by selling his wine to wholesalers of the area, then later began to increase business by selling larger bottles to individuals, travelling back and forth to Turin every week on horseback. Today, on that land, we have one of our most representative vineyards: “Vigna del Casot”.
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