Gemma came into being in 1978 when Silvano Piacentini decided to found a new wine producing enterprise in the commune of Serralunga d’Alba, located inside an old winery which had formerly belonged to the Marchesi Falletti’s Opera Pia Barolo (the premises have now been completely renovated, with state-of-the-art vinification equipment and new barrels).

 

The Gemma company actually owns around 26 hectares (64.25 acres) of vineyards – divided up between the communes of Serralunga and Monforte d’Alba, of which 65% consists of plantings of Nebbiolo for Barolo.