Cascina Rizzi and its vineyards on the two sides of the hill - Cru Rizzi - and Cru Nervo - a four-hectare plot below the village of Treiso - are the starting point, the solid and secure base on which the company's foundations are laid. After that, it came the commitment and desire to grow, always remaining tied to their terroir and to that philosophy of work that never becomes purely corporate but maintains the family character of those who choose to carry on an activity "on a human scale" and tie it to the purest and deepest feelings.
These were years of hard work and acquisitions, which led the Rizzi Winery to expand: in 1984, with the addition of the Boito farmstead and the adjacent Boito vineyard, also within the Cru Rizzi, and in 1997 with the purchase of the Manzola farmstead and its vineyards. Between 2004 and 2018, new acquisitions were made: three hectares of the vineyard in Cru Pajorè, 5 hectares in Neviglie of Podere Stella and 1.5 hectares in Cru Giacone and 3 hectares in Cru Bricco di Neive.
Ernesto Dellapiana worked to improve his company in terms of quantity and quality. And so the dream became a reality, and the Rizzi Winery grew to over 44 hectares divided between Nebbiolo grapes for Barbaresco (the most significant part), Barbera, Dolcetto, Moscato, Freisa, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
Over the years, Ernesto and his wife Lia have been joined by their two children: Jole, a graduate in Education Sciences, specialising in the field of marketing, administration and public relations, who takes care of the commercial and management side of the winery and the sales network, and Enrico, a graduate in Viticulture and Oenology from the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Turin, who is involved in the technical management of the winery and the cellar, following all the problems of production, the commercial side, the sales network and wine exports.