About La Spinetta

La Spinetta was founded in 1977 and now spans 165 hectares between Piedmont and Tuscany. Instead of inheriting their land through generations of winemakers, the Rivettis have carefully selected their vineyards over time. All sites have a south, south-east or south-west exposure and the vines tend to have a bit of age (35-65 years). The approach in the winery may be modern but the vineyard ethos is utterly traditional: extensive year round care, extremely low yields and no use of chemical fertilisers, herbicides or pesticides. La Spinetta means “top of the hill” and refers to the location of their first cellar in Castagnole delle Lanze in Piedmont. La Spinetta’s motto is: "Making wine with passion". We’ll drink to that.

"Year after year Giorgio Rivetti's Piedmont winery has earned a fame that has made it a leading ambassador of Langhe wine throughout the world, and the labels with the rhinoceros are present in the finest restaurants on all continents." - Gambero Rosso

About Giorgio Rivetti

Giorgio Rivetti began studying viticulture and oenology at the Scuola Enologica di Alba — one of Italy’s oldest wine schools — at the age of 16. Before long he was serving an apprenticeship in both Burgundy and Bordeaux. When he returned to the family home in Piedmont, he set to work alongside his father, Giuseppe, who'd launched La Spinetta in 1977 and quickly gained a reputation for his Moscato d’Asti.
It was Giorgio who led the family's charge into red wines when he made a Barbera d’Asti in 1985. Many other reds quickly followed, and global recognition wasn't far behind. By 2000, La Spinetta’s line-up included about 15 single-vineyard wines from Piedmont. The family's desire to keep pushing boundaries took them to Tuscany, followed by the acquisition of Italy’s oldest traditional-method sparkling wine producer, Contratto, which also makes traditional Italian bitters.
Giorgio works by the principle that 90% of a wine is made in the vineyard, and considers himself a traditionalist. He works with no herbicides or other chemicals and regards the use of barriques and rotofermenters not as instruments for making modern wine but for preserving the quality of the juice produced by the vineyards.

Current Range

2022  La Spinetta Timorasso

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2023  La Spinetta ‘Bricco Quaglia’ Moscato d’Asti

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2019  La Spinetta Barolo Campè

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2020  La Spinetta Barolo Garretti

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2021  La Spinetta Barbaresco Cru Valeirano

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2020  La Spinetta Barbaresco Cru Valeirano

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2021  La Spinetta Barbaresco Cru Starderi

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2020  La Spinetta Barbaresco Cru Starderi

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2021  La Spinetta Barbaresco Bordini

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2020  La Spinetta Barbaresco Bordini

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2021  La Spinetta Langhe Nebbiolo

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2019  La Spinetta Barbera d’Alba Superiore Cà di Pian

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2020  La Spinetta ‘Il Nero Di Casanova’ Sangiovese

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2023  La Spinetta Toscana Vermentino

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2022  La Spinetta Toscana Vermentino

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Archive

2021  La Spinetta Timorasso

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2020  La Spinetta Timorasso

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2019  La Spinetta Timorasso

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2021  La Spinetta ‘Bricco Quaglia’ Moscato d’Asti

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2019  La Spinetta ‘Bricco Quaglia’ Moscato d’Asti

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2017  La Spinetta ‘Bricco Quaglia’ Moscato d’Asti

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2015  La Spinetta ‘Bricco Quaglia’ Moscato d’Asti

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2014  La Spinetta ‘Bricco Quaglia’ Moscato d’Asti

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2018  La Spinetta Barolo Campè

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2015  La Spinetta Barolo Campè

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2013  La Spinetta Barolo Campè

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2010  La Spinetta Barolo Campè

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2006  La Spinetta Barolo Campè

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2018  La Spinetta Barolo Garretti

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2017  La Spinetta Barolo Garretti

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2016  La Spinetta Barolo Garretti

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2015  La Spinetta Barolo Garretti

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2012  La Spinetta Barolo Garretti

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2010  La Spinetta Barolo Garretti

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2009  La Spinetta Barolo Garretti

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2019  La Spinetta Barbaresco Cru Valeirano

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2017  La Spinetta Barbaresco Cru Valeirano

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2016  La Spinetta Barbaresco Cru Valeirano

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2010  La Spinetta Barbaresco Cru Valeirano

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2005  La Spinetta Barbaresco Cru Valeirano

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2019  La Spinetta Barbaresco Cru Gallina

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2017  La Spinetta Barbaresco Cru Gallina

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2016  La Spinetta Barbaresco Cru Gallina

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2015  La Spinetta Barbaresco Cru Gallina

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2010  La Spinetta Barbaresco Cru Gallina

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2005  La Spinetta Barbaresco Cru Gallina

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2019  La Spinetta Barbaresco Cru Starderi

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2017  La Spinetta Barbaresco Cru Starderi

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2016  La Spinetta Barbaresco Cru Starderi

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2015  La Spinetta Barbaresco Cru Starderi

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2010  La Spinetta Barbaresco Cru Starderi

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2005  La Spinetta Barbaresco Cru Starderi

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2019  La Spinetta Barbaresco Bordini

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2018  La Spinetta Barbaresco Bordini

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2017  La Spinetta Barbaresco Bordini

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2016  La Spinetta Barbaresco Bordini

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2015  La Spinetta Barbaresco Bordini

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2010  La Spinetta Barbaresco Bordini

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2020  La Spinetta Langhe Nebbiolo

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2019  La Spinetta Langhe Nebbiolo

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2018  La Spinetta Langhe Nebbiolo

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2017  La Spinetta Langhe Nebbiolo

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2016  La Spinetta Langhe Nebbiolo

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2015  La Spinetta Langhe Nebbiolo

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2014  La Spinetta Langhe Nebbiolo

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2013  La Spinetta Langhe Nebbiolo

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2012  La Spinetta Langhe Nebbiolo

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2010  La Spinetta Langhe Nebbiolo

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2018  La Spinetta Barbera d’Alba Superiore Cà di Pian

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2014  La Spinetta Barbera d’Alba Superiore Cà di Pian

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2012  La Spinetta Barbera d’Alba Superiore Cà di Pian

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2010  La Spinetta Barbera d’Alba Superiore Cà di Pian

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2009  La Spinetta Chianti Riserva

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2019  La Spinetta ‘Il Nero Di Casanova’ Sangiovese

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2018  La Spinetta ‘Il Nero Di Casanova’ Sangiovese

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2017  La Spinetta ‘Il Nero Di Casanova’ Sangiovese

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2016  La Spinetta ‘Il Nero Di Casanova’ Sangiovese

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2015  La Spinetta ‘Il Nero Di Casanova’ Sangiovese

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2014  La Spinetta ‘Il Nero Di Casanova’ Sangiovese

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2013  La Spinetta ‘Il Nero Di Casanova’ Sangiovese

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2012  La Spinetta ‘Il Nero Di Casanova’ Sangiovese

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2010  La Spinetta ‘Il Nero Di Casanova’ Sangiovese

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2016  La Spinetta Lidia Chardonnay

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2015  La Spinetta Lidia Chardonnay

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2009  La Spinetta Lidia Chardonnay

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2014  La Spinetta Langhe Bianco Sauvignon

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2007  La Spinetta Langhe Bianco Sauvignon

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2021  La Spinetta Toscana Vermentino

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2020  La Spinetta Toscana Vermentino

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2019  La Spinetta Toscana Vermentino

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2018  La Spinetta Toscana Vermentino

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2013  La Spinetta Toscana Vermentino

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2011  La Spinetta Toscana Vermentino

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2014  La Spinetta ‘Biancospino’ Moscato d’Asti

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