Alessandro Varagnolo

Coming Up

Today, Alessandro Varagnolo is owner and winemaker of Ca' D'Gal, a role he has held since 2024. That position gives him direct control over the estate's style, where cellar decisions shape how the wines are read over time. In that setting, winemaking is not only about holding on to what the grapes offer, but about directing that material toward a clearer expression in bottle.

Where They Are Now

Ageing sits at the centre of his practice, and Alessandro Varagnolo has made it the point around which the conversation turns. In a category built on immediacy, that choice is notable without needing to be declared. The work asks drinkers to meet Moscato at a different pace, where sweetness, aroma, and structure can settle into a layered form. S. Ilario 2022 are the clearest named expressions of that approach, and a benchmark for the direction he has pursued.

Signature

Alessandro's signature wines include Asti Spumante DOCG, Lumine 2023, S. Ilario 2022, Vite Vecchia 2016, and Moscato D'Asti DOCG. Read together, they show a winemaker working across the same grape's different registers: sparkling lift, vintage variation, and the aromatic clarity that defines the house style. The set does not repeat a single point; it develops the same idea in several forms.

In Their Words “People thought we were crazy to be ageing Moscato d'Asti.” Taken together, the two lines frame ambition as method and skepticism as the cost of changing a category. Alessandro Varagnolo is speaking to a form of winemaking that tests how far a tradition can be extended before it reads as something newly convincing.

Honors

Alessandro's honors include Decanter World Wine Awards Bronze. The recognition sits comfortably beside a body of work built on a specific proposition: that time, managed with care, can be counted as part of the wine's expression.