Tenuta Migliavacca is a Biodynamic estate in San Giorgio Monferrato in Alessandria Province in the Piedmont (Piemonte) region of north-west Italy. Wines are made under the Barbera del Monferrato DOC, the Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese DOC, and the Monferrato DOC Freisa.

Owner: Francesco Brezza (+39 339 2458574). He took over in 1994 after his father Luigi, who had initiated biodynamics here in the 1970s (the first, or one of the first in Italy to do so) died underneath a caterpillar tractor. The late Stefano Bellotti of Cascina degli Ulivi was one of his pupils.

Biodynamics, polyculture: The estate is a mixed farm with both vineyards and livestock. Francesco told me he sees Biodynamics as a practical tool and has no interest in lecturing people about it but would rather be judged on the quality of his crops. Cereals are grown as fodder the estate’s livestock. Only when there is an excess is this sold. The estate sells flour and meat (to private clients only).

Certification: 1964 Organics begins. 1970 Certified for the first time. | 2008 Demeter certified. 2017 Still Demeter certified Biodynamic.

Vineyards: 11ha.

Red wines

Barbera del Monferrato DOC: The grapes were sold to the Stefano Bellotti of Cascina degli Ulivi.

Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese DOC: Grignolino for sale direct from the winery in bottles and demi-johns. Aged in botti.

Monferrato DOC Freisa

Contact

Tenuta Migliavacca

Migliavacca

Via Tenuta Migliavacca, 31

15020 San Giorgio Monferrato (AL), Italy

Tel+39 0142.781761