Il Botolo Azienda Agricola: 15 hectares of vineyards, between the two Estates Colombaro and Le Coccole, on the hills of Nizza Monferrato,
in the heart of an exceptional wine producing region that has brought acclaim to Piedmont and to Italy.
![Il Botolo and New Markets 2021](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Post_1-900x600.jpg)
This year the spotlight was on our latest gem NIZZA DOCG RISERVA 2016 vintage, which achieved a score of 95/100 points.
![Great results for our wines!](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Post_1-900x600.jpg)
This year the spotlight was on our latest gem NIZZA DOCG RISERVA 2016 vintage, which achieved a score of 95/100 points.
![Harvest 2020](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2020_09_29_ilBotolo_Vitigno_preview_v001_15-900x600.jpg)
2020 is expected to be an excellent year for our wines, thanks to very favorable climatic conditions during the year.
![SUMMERTIME IN OUR VINEYARDS](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/grappoli-14-luglio_a-900x600.jpeg)
The annual growth cycle of grapevines continues in our vineyards and the plant evolution is excellent, with an earlier timeline compared to 2019.
![Happy Birthday Nizza DOCG!](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Happy-Birthday-NIZZA-DOCG-900x600.jpg)
This year Nizza docg celebrates its 4th birthday. The year 2020 has been a challenge for us all, but this has not put a damper on our desire to celebrate our territory’s young but oh so precious wine!
![“Un canto libero” at the Barolo Castle](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/inde_x-900x600.jpg)
On June 25 and 26, the Consorzio Barbera D’asti e i Vini Del Monferrato in collaboration with Collisioni il Festival Agrirock , organized a music and wine event held in the charming courtyard of the Barolo Castle.
![Digital wine tasting straight from Stockholm with Munskankarna](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/vinonista_1-900x600.jpg)
Munskankarna, a renowned Swedish wine club, organized a digital tasting on July 1st, featuring il Botolo Azienda Agricola Nizza docg 2015.
![GREAT WINES ARE MADE IN THE VINEYARD 2020](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20200411_110123-900x600.jpg)
In these months nature is unleashing its vitality and the work in the Botolo vineyards is not stopping.
![Nizza DOCG embraches solidarity](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/nizza-per-la-solidarietà-900x600.jpg)
The Botolo has proudly joined the social media campaign #IlNizzaperlasolidarietà, started on April 9th and conceived by the Associazione Produttori del Nizza in collaboration with the Enoteca Regionale di Nizza Monferrato.
![New chapter of E4Quality in Stockholm](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_0271-900x600.jpg)
Over 100 local professionals from Stockholm and Uppsala took part in yet another successful wine event organized by the E4quality project and promoted by the Consorzio Barbera d’Asti e Vini del Monferrato.
![IL BOTOLO NIZZA ‘ON STAGE’ IN JAPAN](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200209_164459-900x600.jpg)
During the month of February, il Botolo Nizza DOCG played a leading role in two events occurred in Tokyo.
![Barbera 2019, “Oscar Vintage”](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WhatsApp-Image-2020-03-18-at-17.24.01-900x600.jpeg)
This is the conclusion reached by 150 wine tasters gathered by Coldiretti last December at the San Secondo Cultural Center for the annual preview dedicated to “Barbera d’Asti docg”, now in its 18th edition.
![“Stories of Good Cuisine” #2](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_20191128_203554-900x600.jpg)
The second edition of Alice for Children’s “Stories of Good Cuisine” was held on November 28, this time in Milan’s impressive location, Cascina Cuccagna.
![il Botolo returned in Sweden at “Wine Days”](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/WhatsApp-Image-2019-11-27-at-12.12.54-900x600.jpeg)
Il Botolo was very pleased to return to Stockholm, after an initial visit in April of this year, this time for “Wine Days”, an event hosted by the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Sweden.
![First Nizza docg Forum launched at the Sant’Uffizio Relais in Asti](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/WhatsApp-Image-2019-11-18-at-16.04.57-900x600.jpeg)
For the first time, the Association of Nizza docg producers hosted a Forum, aimed at promoting the Nizza docg denomination amongst food and beverage professionals
![New chapter of E4Quality in Berlin](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/WhatsApp-Image-2019-10-27-at-13.30.59-900x600.jpeg)
After the huge success in Stockholm last April, Il Botolo was pleased to take part again in the E4Quality European Project, this time in Berlin, on October 27 and 28.
![il Botolo and Slow Food enchant the Prosecco territories](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Ianna_Grando-900x600.jpg)
What do our wines have in common with the Piedmontese excellence of Slow Food and the "heroic" hills of Prosecco Conegliano-Valdobbiadene, recently nominated UNESCO World Heritage Site?
![HARVEST 2019 – Stands to be a very promising vintage](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_20190925_145834-900x600.jpg)
There was some fear the harvest would be sub-optimal due to poor weather conditions and abundant rainfall. However, the weather leading into harvest was sunny and dry, which led to perfectly ripe grapes and promises to be a very good vintage.
![Special event with il Botolo and Vetrerie di Empoli, during La Vendemmia of Via Montenapoleone](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_20191009_110832_-900x600.jpg)
In the heart of Milan Wine Week, the most anticipated event of Milanese autumn, il Botolo debuted at the 10th edition of La Vendemmia of Via Montenapoleone, at one of the most prestigious boutique shops on the street: Vetrerie di Empoli.
![From Northern Europe to Nizza Monferrato: a special press tour through our hills](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/001-900x600.jpg)
Last week a select panel of journalists coming from Norway, Russia, Denmark, Sweden, The Netherlands, Finland, Poland, and the UK took part in a 3-day tour discovering the wines from Monferrato, with some of the highlights being Grignolino, Ruchè, Barbera d’Asti and Nizza.
![Excellent results for our wines at the Decanter World Wine Awards and the annual Nizza DOCG Tasting”](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Decanter-900x600.png)
Il Botolo is so proud to be amongst the outstanding Italian winemakers that shone at this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards!
![A recipe for an Italian – Japanese fusion cuisine](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/001-2-900x600.jpg)
On June 13 we were pleased to host a delegation of restaurateurs and chefs from Japan at our Estate, “Le Coccole”, who came to visit our vineyards and our cellars.
![Il Botolo and Komeko, a gluten free pairing](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Locandina-900x600.jpg)
On May 30 we took part with il Botolo wines in an event promoted by Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, in order to present Komeko, a Japanese rice flour.
![il Botolo went to Stockholm for E4quality](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/WhatsApp-Image-2019-04-25-at-15.46.12-900x600.jpg)
Il Botolo was pleased to be in Stockholm on April 24 and 25 with the Consorzio Barbera d’Asti and Vini del Monferrato and E4Quality European Project.
![Il Botolo took part in “Stories of Good Cuisine” event](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/001-900x600.jpg)
Last week, Il Botolo took part in the first event of the "Stories of Good Cuisine", a project organized by Alice for Children.
![Special wine tasting at Osteria Rabezzana](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_20190325_200948_-900x600.jpg)
During the event ‘TO Taste 2019’, that was held in the city of Turin from March 24-26, ‘Il Botolo’ was pleased to host some delegates from NAFTA (North America Free Trade Association) at Osteria Rabezzana.
![il Botolo went to Rome for Orizzonte Nizza in Tour](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/locandina-orizzaonte-tour-2019-HUMUS-28-MARZO-900x600.jpg)
“Orizzonte Nizza in Tour” is a promotional project whose primary aim is to build the brand of Nizza DOCG and to raise the awareness of the consumer regarding this DOCG, recently recognized by the European Union.
![il Botolo meets Dvca, the charming restaurant in Milan](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/entrata-parete-davanti_-900x600.jpg)
With its opening last September in Milan in the splendid 15th century Palazzo Cagnola, DVCA Restaurant is the perfect location for a clientele that desires elegance and sophistication in both cuisine and venue.
![Jeff Gong from Wineita.com visits ‘Il Botolo’](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_20190125_122805_-900x600.jpg)
We were excited to welcome Jeff Gong, a top Chinese wine influencer to our winery in January, who enjoyed the view of our vineyards under a light blanket of snow.
![Il Botolo strengthens its presence in the Novotel chain](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/accor-900x600.jpg)
After having announced our collaboration with Novotel Malpensa, we are thrilled to announce that you can now find our wines in the Novotel restaurants of Genoa and Turin.
![“A wine with a spectacular concentration”](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Botolo_108-1-900x600.jpg)
More good news is the recent rating achieved by our Nizza 2015, the wine received a whopping 94 points, in Luca Maroni’s Best Italian Wines 2019
![Our wines in the spotlight in Toronto](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IMG_9364_-900x600.jpg)
Are you looking for a recipe for happiness? Start by taking one of Toronto’s finest Italian restaurants, add some gourmet Italian specialities and garnish with il Botolo wines: you will be astonished by the results!
![Restoration work at the farmhouse Le Coccole](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Facciata-Tenuta-900x600.jpg)
Le Coccole is the name of our estate winery. It is an old farmhouse surrounded by vineyards and the green countryside of Monferrato.
![…and the winner is?](https://ilbotolo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Decanter-900x600.png)
Great news for our wines: last month our products received excellent ratings from international wine competitions.