The story of GranCollina, today in the fifth generation, begins in 1890 in the hills of the Terre Alfieri in the lower Monferrato on the border with the Langhe, when Giacomo Cotto and his wife Elisabetta founded the family farm for the countryside in very hard times.
The results of their passion for the land and their sweat are still clearly visible in the original vineyard of Barbera, Nebbiolo and Arneis still today productive.
In 1951 Giovanni was born who, with initiative and desire to know the world, began to travel and introduce significant innovations to the company by introducing new productive wine varieties such as Grignolino, Freisa, Bonarda, Dolcetto, Brachetto, Cortese and Chardonnay. The farmhouse is restored with the birth of the farm and the hospitality and culinary. In 1987 Giovanni married Lilliana and so, with his sons Milena, Gabriele and Raffaele, they reached the fifth generation. In 2008 the company passed into the hands of the fifth generation that tries to maintain and enhance past traditions while welcoming the latest agricultural and oenological techniques and technologies. At this point the GranCollina vineyard reaches 18 hectares, all in a beautiful exposure, introducing the last vine, the Albarossa which is transmitted to a wine with very high quality characteristics and great future and value.
The sensitivity to the environment leads to the installation of the photovoltaic plant to renewable energy that makes the company independent from the energy point of view for a pro green that seeks to respect the natural beauty of the countryside.
