The Cellars - Our tradition

Going down to the cellar and walking amongstthe oak barrels, tasting wines directly from the cask is a ritual that is practised daily by Ferdinando Giordano and his son Gianni.

The real heart and history of Giordano lies in the cellars of Valle Talloria d’Alba, where the wine is aged. For over one hundred years this is where all aspects of the winery’s activity took place. Crushing, fermentation, ageing, bottling, stocking and shipping were all carried out here. As time passed, many of these activities were moved to the buildings that now surround the cellar.

Today the sole inhabitants of these historic halls are the large oak barrels and smaller barriques in which Giordano’s most prestigious red wines are aged. Set in the magnificent landscape of the Langhe hills amongst vineyards, woods, castles and farmhouses, Giordano’s cellars are the destination of many wine lovers who visit to re-stock their cellars with their favourite bottles knowing that they will always receive a warm welcome.

From a few years, the Giordano Family has belived on the great qualities of Apulian wines and has started to produce wines into the new cellar in Torricella in the hearth of the Apulian viticultural regions. They believe traditional varieties are especially well suited for their local growing conditions; wines like the Primitivo or Zinfandel, the Negroamaro and other traditional and international varieties.