Grappa Bosso

Distillation Licence No. 2

One of Piemonte's oldest distilleries — active since 1888 and holder of distillation licence number two in the province. That number is a historical document in itself: it places the Bosso family among the very first to operate a legal distillery in the Astigiano, at a time when grappa was being formalised from a farmhouse tradition into a regulated craft. Traditional steam distillation of Piedmontese pomace is the method used today, the same method the family has always used — the steam heating process is slower than direct fire but produces a cleaner, more aromatic distillate that carries the character of the grape variety rather than the heat of the still.

The range includes grappa invecchiata aged in barrel — which softens the spirit and develops secondary flavours of vanilla and wood — and distillates from single varietal pomace that express the particular aromatic profile of Barbera, Grignolino and Moscato grapes. A visit to the distillery is an education in the craft, and the Bosso family receives visitors by appointment with the kind of openness that comes from having nothing to hide. Twenty-five minutes from Bric del Vento.