History

1945
Immediately after the Second World War, the Revello family, made up of Giovanni Revello, Caterina Tezzo and their children, Ercole, Maria and Giacomo Revello, moved from Cherasco to L’Annunziata, a hamlet of La Morra.

1954
The Revello family rented a farmhouse owned by the Parish of S. Martino in La Morra. The following year, Giovanni, helped by his sons Ercole and Giacomo, began replanting some of the vineyards. All the grapes harvested were sold.

1967
This was a crucial year in the family’s history.
In June, Giacomo Revello married Mariarosa Ferrero, and their first child, Lorenzo, was born in December.
It was an exceptional vintage and this is why, for the first time, the Revello family vinified part of the harvest, creating the very first bottle of “Giovanni Revello & Figli” Barolo.

1969
Giacomo and Mariarosa had their second son, Carlo (pictured here with his brother Lorenzo).

1971
The Revello family bought some land in the Gattera cru, using part of it to build the farmhouse to which the whole family moved.

1984
Giacomo and Ercole Revello rented some land in the Conca cru, which was subsequently purchased by Giacomo’s sons, Lorenzo and Carlo. The vineyard is shown here in spring, when the anemone’s bloom.

1990
Another crucial year in the history of our estate, After gaining work experience elsewhere, Lorenzo and Carlo decided to take over the family estate, flanking the winemaking business with a family-run restaurant; Mariarosa and Carlo in the kitchen, Lorenzo and his future wife Luciana in the dining room.

1991
Lorenzo married Luciana Veglio and their first daughter, Elena, was born.

1992
Family friend Elio Altare offered his support: with these words”You have an excellent position and you’re young; if you want, I’ll give you a hand”, he ignited the enthusiasm of the two brothers, who decided to follow his teachings, making a huge improvement in the quality of their wines.

1994
For the first time, the Giachini vineyard with vinified separately. And for the first time, Barbera d’Alba Ciabot du Re was made.

1995
Lorenzo and Luciana had their second child, Simone.

1996
The Rocche dell’Annunziata vineyard began to be vinified separately.

1997
The Conca vineyard began to be vinified separately.
The non-profit project, “L’Insieme”, was launched in the same year.

1999
The Gattera vineyard began to be vinified separately.

2001
The first 15-hectolitre barrels were purchased and from then on, Barolo Gattera was aged in large barrels. The restaurant was closed and replaced with several rooms offering Bed & Breakfast accommodation.

2003
The winery was expanded and a new panoramic tasting room was built.

2012
The Cerretta vineyard in Serralunga, owned by Luciana’s father, was rented.

2013
The Cerretta vineyard was vinified separately for the first time.

2015
Elena decided to start working on the estate.

2016
Brothers Lorenzo and Carlo decided to divide the estate to facilitate the introduction of their respective children. That same year, Simone decided to start working on the family estate.