Roberto Castagner

Roberto Castagner is a distiller from Veneto. In the midst of the Prosecco region, some of the best grappas in Italy are created under his direction.

Roberto Castagner and his choice of grappa

A great grappa is not only the expression of the oenologist's skills, but also always stands quite unmistakably for an entire region. Roberto Castagner 's grappas are among the top products of Italy. Roberto Castagner was trained at the renowned Scuola Enologica in Conegliano.

He masterfully knows how to combine apparent contradictions such as intuition and technology, passion and research in his distillates. His innovation around the Italian pomace brandy has already been rewarded with awards and admissions to academic societies.

Today Roberto is assisted in running the distillery by his daughters Giulia and Silvia, and his nephew Carlo.

The grappa from the hills

Roberto Castagner 's distillery sits amidst the hills surrounding Valdobbiadene and Conegliano, where the best Prosecchi in the area come from. The quality of the grapes is thus also reflected in Castagner 's brandies, which thus have the optimal basis for a high-quality product. 

In addition to the Prosecco grape Glera, the following grape varieties are also used for Castagner 's grappas, among others:

• Corvina
• Molinara
• Rondinella
• Cabernet Sauvignon
• Merlot
• Pinot Noir

Roberto Castagner 's portfolio includes the Fuoriclasse Leon lines with the lion as a sign of their Venetian origin, Le Torbe, a house specialty grappa, and the low-proof Aqua 21 or the rare Mito in Murano glass bottles.

Le Torbe - Smoked Grappa

The grappa "torbata" (= smoked) is an innovation of Roberto Castagner and unique in its kind. Before distillation, the marcs are smoked, giving them their extraordinary aroma. The light tint comes from several years of aging in barrique barrels, which gives the grappa its extraordinary complexity and special aromas of smoke, leather, cocoa and spices.