i. Biography
Giovanna Bagnasco runs Brandini in La Morra with a working memory of the estate built from harvests, not hindsight. Since 2018, she has managed the winery with her sister Serena, carrying forward a family rhythm that was already established before the role of winemaker came into view. The work is grounded in direct familiarity with the vineyards and the seasonal pace of the property, a cadence she learned from the inside. That familiarity with place is part of the craft. Growing up among the vines and the pressure of harvest gave Bagnasco an early read on how wine work moves across a year. Her own account is plain: "I was 12 years old when we started our winery and I grew up harvest after harvest seeing it as a game, rather than work." The line points to repetition, discipline, and a closeness to the estate that still shapes how she speaks about the job. Wine also gives Bagnasco a way to re-read home. In La Morra, the landscape and the life attached to it became something she could recognize with fresh attention, and that shift remains central to how she frames her work. "Wine brought me the gift of falling in love with my home for the second time and it made me realize how lucky I am to be here." It is a statement of rootedness, but also of practice: making wine as a continued conversation with the place that raised her.
At a Glance - Craft: winemaking. - Role: runs the winery with her sister Serena. - Year: 2018.
Signature
At Brandini, Giovanna Bagnasco's signature wines include Annunziata, Cerretta, and Alta Langa Brut. Read together, they show a range anchored in place and kept in balance by cellar work shaped through lived experience rather than distance. The throughline is seasonal fluency: an ease with vineyard and winery rhythms that comes from growing up around the work until it became part of the calendar.
In Their Words “Wine brought me the gift of falling in love with my home for the second time and it made me realize how lucky I am to be here.” “I was 12 years old when we started our winery and I grew up harvest after harvest seeing it as a game, rather than work.”
FAQ Where does Giovanna Bagnasco work? She works at Brandini in La Morra, Italy. Who is Giovanna Bagnasco? She is a winemaker connected to the winery’s work through both family and harvest. What is Giovanna Bagnasco known for? She is known for winemaking rooted in the home she describes as a place wine helped her love again.
