In 2003 we purchased La Raia in the Gavi hills of lower Piedmont. My children suggested to me the biodynamic path to rediscover the original note of this land that has been preserving the native Cortese grape for centuries. It was an approach consistent with the desire to create a balanced and harmonious space in all its components: agriculture and landscape but also architectural, social and cultural.
That intuition gave birth to La Raia, a Demeter-certified biodynamic farm that extends for over 200 hectares, displaying vineyards, pastures, arable land and woods, which host many varieties of insects and animals.
Alongside our farming activity and wine production, we have taken a commitment to hospitality, with the aim of sharing an experience that is respectful towards future generations and rooted in the landscape. We began with the restoration of Il Borgo, a small 19th‑century rural hamlet whose buildings overlook one of the most beautiful and secluded views of the Gavi hills.
In 2017 Locanda was inaugurated: once a post station and resting place for travelers, today it is a relais, with a restaurant recently awarded with a MICHELIN Green Star, that proposes a new concept of hospitality, marked by authenticity, made up of relaxed times in refined spaces in harmony with the beauty of the surrounding nature.
In 2013, we established Fondazione La Raia – arte cultura territorio with the aim of promoting critical reflection on the great theme of landscape at a national level. Artists, intellectuals and landscape architects are called upon to operate at La Raia in order to give it a further interpretation and create a new identity. Our awareness of the importance of biodynamic, high-quality, sustainable agriculture that values biodiversity and preserves the soil has led us to take over, in 2015, Tenuta Cucco in Serralunga d’Alba, one of the best areas for the production of Barolo, present with its landscapes and vineyards within the Unesco World Heritage List. This is a new step in the project that has seen our organic farming experience brought to the vineyards of Tenuta Cucco.
Our commitment to ensuring that, within this unique ecosystem, human work and nature can integrate and maintain a constant balance is renewed every day. La Raia is a project in constant development that inspires us and brings together an increasing number of friends and supporters of a farming approach that represents the roots of our future.
We invite you to visit us; we will be happy to share our passion with you.
