REGION: Piedmont

Rapa Giovanni Distillery, in the province of Biella, Italy, was founded by the eclectic Giovanni Rapa in 1880. Giovanni’s fondness of flowers and herbs led to distillation following the Italian traditions and recipes, beginning with the now essential cocktailing component, Black Cherry Ratafià.

The Revello family produce five cru Barolo, four from La Morra, including Giachini, Rocche dell’Annunziata, Conca, Gattera and, in Serralunga, Cerretta. Today run by brother and sister team Simone and Elena Revello, this is a young estate that embodies the very essence of La Morra.