Tommaso Bussola

The story of the Tommaso Bussola winery began when Tommaso started working at the small estate of his uncle, Giuseppe Bussola. In the early years Tommaso followed in the footsteps of his uncle, making traditional wines in the classic style – which came to be labelled “BG” the initials of his uncle Giuseppe Bussola.  His first vinification was in 1983 and in each successive vintage he sought to constantly improve the quality of the wine. 

Ten years later, in 1993, in order to keep upping their qualitative game, they completed the construction of their new wine cellar, where stylistically, you can see many throwbacks to Tommaso’s previous career as a stonemason. Soon after, in 1995, Tommaso’s wife, Daniela joined in the adventure, focusing on the office and export markets. Years later in 2006, Tommaso’s son, Paolo, started working full time at the winery and soon began to take over the work in the cellar and become the winemaker as well as also following the work in the vineyard. Tommaso’s younger son, Giuseppe, followed suit in 2008 though Giuseppe works alongside his mother Daniela following the commercial side of the business and exports. Tommaso helps with everything but at this point, his primary focus is on the vineyards.

Throughout the winery’s history, even when Tommaso’s uncle owned the estate, they have always worked the vineyards without the use of chemicals or pesticides – only copper and sulfur. Paolo has been steadily making changes in the vineyard with attention towards the physiology of the plant and has begun following the lunar calendar to better time many of the winery’s activities, from pruning to thinning as well as work in the cellar. The vineyard has been certified as sustainable by Siquria, the main organization for sustainable agriculture in Italy.