Broglia

Broglia in 1972, when the textile entrepreneur Bruno Broglia acquired the La Meirana estate, the largest wine-growing property in the area with 65 hectares of vineyards, from Count Edilio Raggio. Before embarking on this wine-making adventure, Bruno had renovated a villa in Gavi, entrusting the work to the best architects of the time, such as Luigi Vietti for the interiors and Pietro Porcinai for the garden, which offers a unique view of the medieval village of Gavi.

In 1974, his son Piero took over the management of the company and, in the same year, the Gavi DOC was obtained, with the bottling of the first wine under the Broglia brand. In 1983, after Bruno's death, a new cellar was built, also designed by Luigi Vietti, and the vineyards were expanded. It was during this period that the collaboration with Professor Donato Lanati, an internationally renowned oenologist, and with Professor Eynard began, to maintain the traditional Guyot planting system.

In the 1990s, with the growing success of Gavi on international markets, the company doubled the space in the cellar and expanded the vineyards, reaching the current 65 hectares. Today, the management of the estate is entrusted to the third generation of the Broglia family, with Roberto and Filippo, sons of Piero, and Bruno, son of Paolo, who has continued to follow the development of Meirana.

Since the beginning, the company has focused on innovation in the vineyard and in the cellar, with important scientific collaborations, including one with the University of Turin for the research of new vine clones and with the University of Milan for pioneering studies in the production of white wines without the addition of sulfur dioxide. The cellar, designed to enhance the minerality and flavor of Gavi, has used exclusively stainless steel tanks since 1983, the year of its construction.

Today, Broglia continues to produce high-quality wines, respecting tradition and continuously innovating, maintaining Meirana as a point of reference for Gavi.