"Bramaterra" THE HISTORY : Bramaterra is a very exceptional wine which is produced in some towns of Biellese and Vercellese from the combination of grapes Nebbiolo, Croatina, Bonarda and Vespolina. Owing to this combination Bramaterra has been recognised D.O.C. in 1979. Popular gossip tells about an old personage entered into legend for his jealousy and perseverance in looking after the wine he produced, which was considered by his fellow-citizens the best of the area. The strange personage was determined and did not sell his wine to anyone and kept it in is ancient cellar. He was proud of it. He strutted his village with satisfaction exacly on the country of his fellow-country-men who envied him. This is the historical image of the producer of Bramaterra, a shrewd and jealous person who has in his blood the passion for old vineyard and for production of a very rare wine in spite of the only 400 hectolitres producted. Surface area : 1 hectare Production area : Masserano Species of wine : Nebbiolo 70%, Croatina 20%, Bonarda 10% Cultivation : Traditional one metre row. Productive parameters : Maximum return 75q/ha, maximum return of grapes in wine 70 %, vol 13% Organolectic characteristics : The particular hilly district, natural habitat of Nebbiolo, gives this wine a peculiar full and dry flavour, also a velvety almond-flavoured base. Its characteristic scent, is intense having a taste like ripe-fruit, violet and liquorice tastes makes it unique so different from its cousins Gattinara or Ghemme. Bramaterra has a garnnet and red colour with an orange-flavoured reaching it being three years old after 18 months in oak bottles. Table Sevice : Bramaterra must be uncorked half an hour before taking a meal with a temperature 18°C in the shape of crystal wine glasses, possibly like tulips or bordeaux. Gastronomic Linking : Bramaterra couples very well with any kind of elaborate meats. Suitable to match typical local foods like “paniscia” or “bagna couda”. Taste it with valsesian seasoned cheese. "Red Coste della Sesia" THE HISTORY : Peculiar wine produces on the hills face the river Sesia in some town of the provinces of Biella and Vercelli with grapes belonging from at least 50% of Nebbiolo, Bonarda, Vespolina and Croatina or from vines which produce Gattinara, Bramaterra or Lessona. Red Coste della Sesia has been recognised D.O.C. in 1996. Surface area : 1 hectare Production area : Masserano, Gattinara Species of wine : Nebbiolo 70%, Croatina 20%, Bonarda 10% Cultivation : Traditional one metre row. Productive parametes : Maximum return 75q/ha, maximum return of grapes in wine 70 %, vol 13% Organolectic characteristics : It is a wine that it does not need a minimum ageing, therefore can be on the market from January following the grape-harvest. Freshness grants the wine a ruby deep red colour and fragrance. It has a harmonic tannin flavour. The farm has decided not to ripen chemically the wine and then according to the characterists of the year leaving the wine to mature with the passing of time. Table service : Red Coste della Sesia must be uncorked half an hour before meal with a temperature 18°C in the shape of crystal wine glasses, possibly like tulips or bordeaux. Gastronomic Linking : The main characteristic of Red Coste della Sesia is versatility. It couples very well with red and white meat and also during a normal meal.