Distillery
Villa Colonna
Villa Colonna is a brand/company involved in the production and bottling of grappa and liqueurs with a facility in Gussago (Franciacorta, Brescia). The company identity derives from the historic Distillerie Sari, today also known under the name Villa Colonna.
- Gussago · Lombardy · Italy
- 2 products
Villa Colonna
Meet the producer
The story
Available sources indicate that the original activity operated under the name Distillerie Sari (born as a local business in Gussago) and that, in recent years, the brand/legal name became Villa Colonna (citations point to the corporate/name change from around 2010). Historical documentation and company profiles link the original Distillerie Sari (active since the postwar period) to the current production marketed under the Villa Colonna name.
Production philosophy
Range oriented to the production of single-varietal grappa and products for the retail and mass-distribution market, combining local tradition with an offering tailored to commercial channels.
Territory
Gussago (Franciacorta), Province of Brescia, Lombardy, Italy.
Production method
Product sheets found for some labels indicate the use of discontinuous pot still distillation (batch still) and cold filtration practices; comprehensive details on production techniques are not documented in a single official online source.
Distillation
For some labels distillation in discontinuous pot stills (batch still) is declared; detailed production practices are not uniformly specified in the available sources.
Ageing
Some references are marketed as 'invecchiate' or 'vintage', so there is aging for certain labels; details (type and duration) are not specified in the sources found.
Characteristics
- Type
- Distillery
- City
- Gussago
- Categories
- grappa
- single-varietal grappa
- aged grappa
- young grappa
- liquors
- bitters and amari (historically linked to the SARI portfolio)
- Raw materials
- vinacce (grape pomace)
- Representative products
- Grappa Villa Colonna Barbaresco 50cl
- Grappa Villa Colonna Cabernet 70cl
- Grappa Veneta 70cl (Villa Colonna)
- Grappa di Brunello di Montalcino (Villa Colonna)
- Grappa di Nebbiolo di Barbaresco (Villa Colonna)
What makes it distinctive
- Company identity linked to the historic Distillerie Sari of Gussago.
- Range focused on single-varietal grappas (Cabernet, Nebbiolo/Barbaresco, Brunello, Pinot/Franciacorta, Moscato) and on aged references.
- Products also distributed through online retailers and retail/GDO channels.