La Scolca

La Scolca®: one hundred and five years of winemaking passion
1919 - 2024

“Wine, poetry of the earth” (Vino al Vino - M. Soldati). These words summarize the philosophy that has accompanied La Scolca® and its wines on their long enological journey for 105 years.
La Scolca® today is a cutting-edge company with a look to the future and an innovative and contemporary approach, now in its fifth generation, committed to always guaranteeing standards of excellence with continuous investments in the vineyard and in the cellar, and with a history founded on the strength of its values beyond the boundaries of time and trends. It is present in over 60 countries with its prestigious and iconic wines appreciated all over the world, and always a protagonist where the Italian Life Style is celebrated on an international level.
The journey to discover La Scolca® wines is inexhaustible, a continuous search for new scents, a pleasant surprise with every sip. It is the memory of an emotion that involves all enthusiasts and wine lovers in a universe full of history and charm. For this reason, attention to every nuance is researched down to the smallest detail with great attention and the moment of tasting becomes a unique and exciting experience.
The notes of the earth, the saline climate, the sun, the sea breezes, the passion and great dedication, all these feelings are contained in a glass. The strength of Gavi, the minerality, the verticality of tasting, the balance and elegance of these extraordinary wines are the salient characteristics that are perceived when exploring La Scolca®.
An extraordinary journey, which will never be forgotten.

All grapes have a place where they give the best of themselves. They are able to express their full potential only in a place where the vine finds the proper soil, climate, altitude, and exposure: only there and nowhere else. The Cortese grapes, for example, in the Gavi region, near Novi Ligure, result in a wine with an aristocratic personality – basic and intense, durable and elegant; and, within the borders of the small municipality of Gavi, the best results are obtained in the Rovereto district. If we classify the region as is done in France, Rovereto di Gavi would be, without any doubt, the “Grand Cru” of the Cortese grape. The Gavi wine made from the Cortese grape was actually invented here at La Scolca in the 1950s. It has since become a classic. The Company manages an area of about 50 hectares of vineyards, consisting of about 200 km. of rows of vines. During a single crop season, these rows are visited from eight to ten times, on foot or by tractor. The distance from plant to plant ranges from 90 cm to 2.4 metres. The density is about 4500 vines per hectare. All the vineyards are in the best sites of Rovereto di Gavi. Sea air, full sunlight exposure from sunrise to sunset, coolness and minimal dews. All of these elements create the proper alternating conditions that are ideal for a complete and correct ripening of the grapes, a prerequisite for a good wine.