Estate

The “Azienda Agricola Lo Zerbone” was re-established in 2003. Restoring and extending the old cantina, it was possible to save an antique vineyard of a little more than three hectares. The vineyard is situated in one of the best geographical positions for viticulture in Rocca Grimalda. The “Terroir” produces the perfect conditions for the two grape varieties grown, which in turn produces a wine perfect or typical of the style of the region. Also another major contribution is the exposition of the vineyard to the south-east, plus the age of the vines (30 years) which produce the high quality of the wine. The wine produced by the vineyard is from two indigenous grape varieties, namely the Cortese and Dolcetto.
From the beginning the ambition of the Somazzi family, the owners and directors of the estate was to share their own enthusiasm with the customer, offering absolute honest wines, produced only from grapes of their own vineyard.

The area of a little bit more than three hectares makes it possible to ensure that every step from the pruning to bottling is done very carefully. This simple way of production ensures a high quality product produced by a small family run enterprise.

It is possible to visit the estate at anytime of the year and see every step of the work entailed and purchase directly from the producer.

We have an ecological production, since 2007 the estate is in conversion to organic agriculture.

As main products we offer Dolcetto di Ovada DOC (red wine) and Cortese dell’Alto Monferrato DOC (white wine).

The specialities are “Ciarèt” (Monferrato Chiaretto DOC, rosé), “Néjr” (Dolcetto di Ovada DOC Superiore, late harvest), “Curtéis” (Cortese dell’Alto Monferrato DOC, aged in oak barrels) and our unfiltrated red table wine “U Zeibon”. For deserts we propose “Valli dell’Oro”, which is made by harvesting the grape late in the season, ensuring the correct concentration is reached to produce a high quality dessert wine.