Ferghettina

Our company owes its birth to the enterprise, intuition and foresight of Roberto Gatti.
Born in 1953 in Cazzago San Martino, into a family of farmers and winegrowers, Roberto moved as a child, with his whole family, to Erbusco, in the heart of Franciacorta. In his youth he worked with his father at a winery in this denomination, then, on his own, at another well-known estate as cellar and vineyard manager.
He did so for over 20 years, gaining deep knowledge of Franciacorta viticulture and the most modern winemaking techniques. In 1991, with his wife Andreina, Roberto took over the management of 4 hectares of land in the municipality of Erbusco and a building he adapted into a winery. With the 1991 harvest, he presented his first two wines: a Terre di Franciacorta Rosso and a Bianco. Ferghettina was born, taking its name from the place-name of the plot on which the company headquarters is built. The following year he produced his first Franciacorta, a brut that is still the company's flagship today. Ferghettina expanded quickly. Thanks to the esteem he enjoys in Franciacorta, Roberto obtained numerous plots on very long leases, which he planted with vines according to the most careful viticultural rules.
Today our company manages 200 hectares of vineyards, under organic farming, spread across 11 municipalities of Franciacorta, making the most of the differences between the various soils with tangible benefits in terms of wine quality. Ferghettina is truly a family affair: everything is managed by Roberto and Andreina, with the increasingly important help of their children Laura and Matteo, both graduates in oenology, and a large group of collaborators.