Distillery
Borgoscuro
Borgoscuro (also written Borgo Scuro) is a Veneto distillery based in the eponymous district of Gaiarine (Treviso). The range shown online mainly comprises grappa — including classic, barrique and riserva versions — and a brandy.
- Gaiarine · Veneto · Italy
- 3 products
Borgoscuro
Meet the producer
The story
The name derives from an ancient district of Gaiarine (province of Treviso). Commercial listings and wine-shop sheets indicate a connection with the Maschio family and a local distillation tradition; Borgoscuro's production is described as limited and linked to local artisanal practices.
Production philosophy
Limited-run production with attention to selecting local grape pomace and to processes aimed at achieving clearly distinctive aromatic expressions for each bottling (classic, aged and barrique).
Territory
Contrada Borgo Scuro, Gaiarine (province of Treviso), in Veneto midway between Venice and the Dolomites.
Production method
Distillation of grape pomace in a pot still (batch copper pot still according to product sheets), followed by variable maturations depending on the label (stainless steel, casks or barrique).
Distillation
Batch copper pot still (distillation of grape pomace).
Ageing
Maturations in young oak barrique and in casks of various woods (ash, cherry) depending on the label; some releases report maturations longer than 12 months or extended aging for the riserve.
Characteristics
- Type
- Distillery
- City
- Gaiarine
- Categories
- grappa
- aged grappa
- grappa barrique
- Italian brandy
- Raw materials
- grape pomace (Prosecco)
- grape pomace (Chardonnay)
- grape pomace (Sauvignon)
- grape pomace (Cabernet)
- grape pomace (Merlot)
- Casks and ageing vessels
- oak barrique
- ash casks
- cherry casks
- Representative products
- Grappa Borgoscuro Barrique 70cl
- Grappa Borgoscuro Classica 70cl
- Grappa Borgoscuro Riserva 70cl
- Brandy Borgoscuro 70cl
What makes it distinctive
- Name linked to a historic district of Gaiarine (Treviso).
- Documented connection with the Maschio family and a local distillation tradition.
- Range composed of classic grappa, barrique, riserva and a brandy.
- Production described as limited/artisanal in commercial sheets.