Elio Altare winery was born in 1948 by the will of Giuseppe Altare, who bought an estate of about five acres in La Morra. The early years were not easy, and the crisis of the '70s forced the family Altare to review their strategies. So, in 1976, Elio Altare, grandson of Giuseppe, went to Burgundy, in an attempt to know and better understand the latest techniques to make wine. The trip becomes a shock: Elio understand that first of all we must "change our minds" and decides to renew the company in a profound way. Thanks to his intuition, the winery Elio Altare soon collects the first success in a few years and stood at the top of their field. Respect for nature and the earth, will abstain from using chemicals and pesticides and expertise accumulated over the years make Elio Altare one of the biggest names in Piedmont and beyond. Piedmont means first great red wines and, in particular, means Barolo. Barolo of Elio Altar is a unique product, a wine that combine excellent quality with an extraordinary humility. In fact, Elio Altare said to produce wines "simple and natural" does not feel the need to praise in words a bottle of absolute quality. The best advice we can give is to try the Barolo of Elio Altare, letting you carry the elegance and poetry that only a great wine can offer. It will be won.
