Frasca La Guaragna was estabilished in 2018 in Nizza Monferrato (Piedmont, Italy) by Curtis Frasca , a NY Italian American entrepeneur who fell in love with Barbera and Nizza many years ago, and Matteo Gerbi a young local winemaker, who used to lead the cellars of iconic wineries such as Bruno Giacosa and G.D. Vajra before leaving the Langhe and dedicating 100% to Frasca.
Matteo and Curt selected and purchased 22 hectars of vineyards around Nizza Monferrato, their average age of the vines is around 40 years old. The main estate is an historical “cascina” named “La Guaragna” where the new cellar will be soon built.
The philosphy is to work in an artisanal way: only estate-grown fruits, enviroment-friendly vineyards management (integrated agricolture certification), manual harvest in boxes , striving to make balanced and elegant wines where the fruity notes are always in the foreground. The main variety grown is Barbera (around 75% of the production) , the rest of production is based on other varieties such as Arneis, Riesling, Grignolino and Freisa.
