i. Biography
The memory is less a simple origin story than a kind of revelation: a reminder that the landscape can hide its own inheritance in plain sight, waiting for someone to recognize it.
The Climb
Giada Codecasa is today the founder, proprietor, and wine producer of Ca' Nova, a venture she has led since 1996. That long tenure gives her work a particular gravity. Ca' Nova is not simply a label but a personal horizon, built over decades with the steadiness of someone who knows that vineyards answer only to patience, attentiveness, and time. Her role has been hands-on and continuous, shaped by the daily realities of tending land and guiding wine from vine to bottle.
Today
In the vineyard, she emphasizes Alto Piemonte minerality, a phrase that suggests both precision and restraint: wines that speak not in broad gestures, but in clear tones, with a cool-edged clarity drawn from place. She uses environmentally sound vineyard treatment with Guyot training to obtain lower yields and higher grape quality, favoring discipline in the rows and intention in every decision. The result is a philosophy that treats the vineyard as something living and exacting, where care is measured not only by what is added, but by what is thoughtfully reduced. The picture that emerges is of a producer who works close to the ground, attentive to the character already present in the fruit and determined to let that character remain legible. At Ca' Nova, the style is defined as much by what is preserved as by what is shaped.
Signature
Giada's signature wines include San Quirico, Ca' Nova Aurora Colline Novaresi Nebbiolo 2018, Ca' Nova Bocciolo Colline Novaresi Nebbiolo 2017, 2020 Ca' Nova Colline Novaresi Vespolina, and Jad'or rosato extra brut. Together, they sketch a range that moves through stillness and brightness, structure and lift, each bottle carrying its own articulation of her sensibility. The names themselves feel like a succession of thresholds, each one a different entry point into the same world of vineyards, careful making, and regional identity.
Recognition
One rescued site carries the work’s historical charge: "A very old vineyard that we have rescued from the woods that had already taken it." In that line, the labor of Ca' Nova becomes almost cinematic, a recovery not merely of vines but of memory. What had been nearly overtaken is brought back into visibility, and with it comes the sense that wine can be an act of restoration as much as production.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Giada
What is Giada Codecasa's current role?
As of 2026, Giada Codecasa is Wine producer.
What is Giada Codecasa known for?
High Piemonte wines, especially Nebbiolo, Ghemme, and Colline Novaresi wines.
