Founded by the first King of Italy in 1858. This inscription on the Fontanafredda website is enough to give a sense of a company that to define as "historic" is almost belittling. Fontanafredda was born from a love story. It was in fact given by Vittorio Emanuele II to his beloved Rosa Vercellana, the famous "bella Rosina". Beyond this ante litteram gossip, however, Fontanafredda has always been a point of reference for regional and Italian viticulture in general. In fact, many curious records belong to this winery. The first vineyard in Barolo was purchased in 1866 and the first wine was made in 1870. In 1886 Fontanafredda's Barolo wines reached America, and in 1887 the first concrete tanks in Europe were built. Finally, in 1959, the first classic method sparkling wine was produced, the precursor of Alta Langa DOCG. The last step in the glorious history of this winery, after its acquisition by Oscar Farinetti and Luca Baffigo, was in 2018. Since that year the company has been producing certified organic wines. Today the company, which exports to more than 60 countries around the world, can count on a complex of 120 hectares of vineyards. And in its cellars rest more than 2.5 million bottles of Barolo waiting to be released to market. Long live... Fontanafredda!