Grappa Roccanivo, 2004, 0.7 L

From the XV century grappa was simple Italians drink, but years of improvement made it a high-end product, the symbol of Italy, "Italian brandy." Grappa is produced by distilling grape pomace (seeds, peel and pulp) - either immediately after pressing the grapes, or from pomace after the formation of wine. Then grappa is aged in oak barrels.
Grappa "Roccanivo" is made ​​from grapes Barbera d'Asti by distillation in copper cauldrons working at discontinuous cycle. Grappa was bottled after eight years of exposure in the high 225-liter oak barrels Allier. "Rokkanivo" produced limited to no more than 32,000 bottles, each of which is numbered. Grappa "Roccanivo" is considered to be a real man grappa classical type. Due to its intense aroma and taste beautiful enveloping grappa has been praised connoisseurs around the world.

The first plant of the company "Berta Distillery" for the production of grappa was opened in 1947 by Paolo Bert in Nizza Monferrato. His ancestors, like many of the farming families worked in the vineyards and wineries, and his father opened in Milan pharmacy network, where not only sold drugs, but also conducted research in the field of herbal medicine and chemistry, causing invented liqueur with medicinal properties . Later, he even created and bottled basis for some wine-products - Muscat elixir. Step by step, the plant in Nizza Monferrato becomes known and begins to export its products abroad in special ceramic bottles. Sons Paolo continued his father's work, pay more attention to building a new marketing and advertising policy. Another innovation was the invention of a new revolutionary design for a bottle of grappa, which is still the hallmark of "Berta Distillery", along with the highest quality of produced beverage. Today grappa "Berta Distillery" is imported in more than 60 countries.