OWNERS AND WINEMAKERS, THE ACCORNEROS CARRY ON THE FAMILY TRADITION WITH THE SAME PASSION OF THEIR FOUNDER: BARTOLOMEO, BORN IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE EIGHTEEN HUNDREDS. GIULIO ACCORNERO, A RESOURCEFUL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL MAN, BEGINS THE PROCESS OF VINIFICATION OF HIS OWN GRAPES IN 1957, HINTING AT THE TRUE POTENTIAL OF THE VIGNALE MONFERRATO AREA. ERMANNO AND MASSIMO, GIULIO’S SONS, PERSIST IN THIS DIRECTION AND CHOOSE TO FOCUS ON QUALITY AND TO UNDERTAKE THE CHALLENGE TO PRODUCE FINE WINES, WITH THE UPMOST RESPECT TOWARDS THE TRADITION AND THEIR PAST, BUT ALWAYS TRYING TO BETTER THEMSELVES WITH WISDOM AND FORESIGHT. THE CA' CIMA ESTATE IS LOCATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF VIGNALE MONFERRATO AND IT IS A REFERENCE WINERY OF THE REGION. , ACCORNERO’S VINEYARDS COVERING A SURFACE AREA OF 27 HECTARES ESPECIALLY OF BARBERA AND GRIGNOLINO, WITH SMALL PRODUCTIONS ALSO OF FREISA, MALVASIA DI CASORZO, NEBBIOLO AND RUCHÉ. THE GOAL IS TO PRODUCE WINES WITH A STRONG CONNECTION TO THAT AREA. THE VINEYARDS ARE CULTIVATED IN RESPECT OF THE LAND AND THE ENVIRONMENT.