THE FORTETO DELLA LUJA
FARMING COMPANY
Story of a family
Discover our wines.
The agricultural holding Forteto della Luja was handed down to the present owner, Giovanni Scaglione, through the materna family of his father Giancarlo.
The farm first appears in the land registers in 1826, but the stone wine cellars and some of the farm buildings date from the end of the eighteenth century. Until 1985, the vineyards produced grapes for sale to local vintners and only a small quantity of wine was made.
In 1985, encouraged by the famous producer Giacomo Bologna and returning to the customs of great-grandfather Giovanni, the winery began the raisining of Moscato grapes and the production of Moscato Passito Plasa Rischel, which won prestigious awards. The Loazzolo Vendemmia Tardiva DOC was published in the Official Journal on May19 th1992. The Loazzolo DOC is currently the smallest registered designation of origin in Italy.
The name of the winery, Forteto della Luja, derives from the name of the woodlands traversed by the Rio Luja that surround the vineyards. Since 20 07, the vineyards have been an affiliate WWF Oasis and in 2011 they became a Didactic Centre of the University of Gastronomic Sciences of Pollenzo. The head of the nature oasis is the eco-vintner Giovanni Scaglione.
The history of our wine
since 1790
1790
First rural nucleus
The Novelli family, laborers, move to the land of the Gancia counts
1850
The purchase of the land
The Novelli family bought some of this land from the Gancia family
1860 / 1920
Widening
The house becomes two-storey to which porches are also added. A building, erected in different centuries with different architectural styles.
1938
Union of Novelli and Scaglione families
Teresa Novelli and Egidio Scaglione, owner of a farm in turn, get married
1941
Giancarlo Scaglione is born
In 1961 Giancarlo graduated in oenology and immediately began working in the two wineries
1960 / 1980
Bachelor of Science in Microbiology
Giancarlo became an expert connoisseur of wine fermentation and, at the beginning of the 70s, he went to teach at the Alba Wine School
1985
Back to basics
Giancarlo, after the death of his father and grandfather and having inherited the Loazzolo farmhouse, takes over the management
1992
The municipal denomination arrives
Moscato Bianco di Loazzolo boasts the smallest municipal denomination in Italy
2020
Pasucrà is born
The first Moscato Secco del Piemonte with a controlled designation of origin (D.O.C.)
VISITS AND WINETASTINGS
Wine Experience
The visit to the oasis, the vineyard and the ancient cellar is followed by a tasting that includes the tasting of 3 or 4 wines of your choice, subject to availability. The visit and tasting last a total of about an hour and a half. Tastings are available by reservation but we are open as a point of sale every day at the following times, except for short notice by phone.
Monday to Sunday: 10.30 am to 12.30 pm and 2.00 pm to 6.00 pm
For more information, contact us: info@fortetodellaluja.it
Tel. +39 014487197 / +39 3272577617
If you are a group with special needs or would like to organize small events, contact us to create a tailor-made experience.