Winemaker
Chiara Boschis
- Discipline
- Winemaker
- Based in
- Barolo, Italy
i. Biography
Since 1981, ownership and winemaking have been joined in Chiara Boschis’s work at Azienda Agricola E. Pira E Figli in Barolo. The family’s purchase of the estate that year redirected her working life into a region where the village, the vineyards, and the cellar all demand the same close attention. In that setting, Boschis has carried both the business and the craft, making the estate’s identity part of the daily work rather than a separate concern.
The Climb
University provided the formal base for Chiara Boschis’s career, but the practical demands of Barolo have done much of the shaping since then. In a region built on detail, the work requires precision in the vineyard and consistency in the cellar, and her role has been defined by both. Since 1981, she has been owner and winemaker at Azienda Agricola E. Pira E Figli, a position that joins management to production and keeps responsibility close to every stage of the wine. The geography matters here. Barolo asks for patience, exacting farming, and a working relationship with the land that accepts no shortcuts. Boschis’s career has unfolded inside that structure, where vineyard and cellar are part of one continuous task.
Today
Barolo remains the center of the work. Boschis’s position at Azienda Agricola E. Pira E Figli keeps ownership and winemaking in the same hands, so the decisions made in the vineyard carry directly into the cellar. That continuity gives the estate its working logic: farming, harvest, fermentations, and aging all sit within the same chain of responsibility. The focus is practical rather than theatrical. Barolo is not simply where the estate is located; it is the place that defines the terms of the work. The estate’s identity is maintained through hands-on attention in both vineyard and cellar, with the long view built into each season.
Recognition
The estate’s recognition is rooted in farming practice: it was the first in Cannubi to convert to organic farming. That places Boschis’s work in the vineyard as much as in the cellar, and it marks a concrete shift in how the land was being tended. In Cannubi, that decision carries weight because the vineyard itself is the basis of the work, and the estate’s first move to organic farming is part of its record in Barolo.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Chiara
What is Chiara Boschis's current role?
As of 2026, Chiara Boschis is Owner and Winemaker.
