Giuseppe Contratto founded his winery in 1867, vinifying Moscato grapes from the Monferrato area and producing one of the first Italian sparkling wines refermented in the bottle. During those same years, the Contratto family began construction of the historic winery, which was completed in the early 20th century. From success to success, and market to market, the Contratto winery has now surpassed the milestone of 120 years of history. In the meantime, the Contratto family was succeeded by the Bocchino family, already owners of the distillery of the same name, who invested in the relaunch of the company and began an important collaboration with Giorgio Rivetti, who has always been a great lover of Champagne. It was the Rivetti family who acquired the winery in 2011, giving new impetus to the production of quality sparkling wines and officially joining the Alta Langa Consortium, becoming a benchmark for the entire appellation. In 2014, the historic Contratto Wine Cathedral was officially declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This evocative and history-rich place is still today the setting for the long bottle ageing of classic method sparkling wines.