History
Winemakers in Barolo
since 1761
1761
Bartolomeo Borgogno establishes the winery.
1861
Year of the Unification of Italy. Borgogno Barolo seals the pact at the celebratory lunch.
1908
Borgogno Barolo is served at the banquet in honour of Nicola II Romanov, Tsar of all the Russias, during an official visit to Racconigi Castle.
1920
Cesare Borgogno takes over management of the winery, changing its fortunes. He begins exporting the wines abroad, to Argentina, Europe and the United States. He has the great intuition to forget half of the production of Barolo Riserva in the cellar, selling it only twenty years later.
1955
The French Institute des Appellations d’Origines takes Borgogno to court, with the accusation of having copied the name of the Burgundy region.
1967
The estate takes on the name of “Giacomo Borgogno & Figli”.
1968
Cesare Borgogno dies and the management of the estate is passed on to his grand-daughter Ida and her future husband Franco Boschis.
1972
A bottle of 1886 vintage Borgogno Barolo goes under the hammer at the historical wine auction held in Turin for the sum of 530,000 lira. An absolute record for the time and the highest figure ever reached by any Italian wine.
1984
Ida and Franco’s sons, Cesare and Giorgio Boschis, join the business.
2008
The Farinetti family acquires the winery, firmly committed to strictly following traditions.
2009
An important renovation of the main building takes place, bringing it back to its original appearance.
2013
Back to concrete. Borgogno decides to go back to using concrete cement as the exclusive material for fermentation tanks.
2015
A couple of big changes occur: the beginning of the conversion to organic practices, and the purchase of 3 ha of vineyards in the Tortona area for the production of Timorasso.
2016
Borgogno begin an important renovation of the historical cellars in Barolo, restoring old concrete fermenters and refurbishing other production facilities. Furthermore, 11 ha of vineyards in one of the best locations near Alba, Madonna di Como, are added to the existing 20 ha owned by Borgogno.
2019
The conversion to organic produce its first results: for a part of vineyards, in fact, since June 2019 we are certified organic. This is a new milestone for us. For the remaining part, it will be necessary to wait until 2020. Each M.G.A. gives wines with particular personalities. In fact, in the same year we rented 2.5 ha of nebbiolo from Barolo to La Morra, in the renowned M.G.A. Annunziata.
2020
The properties in the Tortona area increase. For the production of our Timorasso we buy 5 hectares in Valbona.
The renovation of the block of the main building of the cellar is completed, bringing it back to its former glory.
2022
The first cru of Derthona is born, the Scaldapulce, harvest 2019. It is also the year of “The Langhe are not lost”, this means for us to rethink the territory and the denominations.