The Nonino family has been involved in the production of grappa since 1897. On 1st December 1973, Benito and Giannola Nonino revolutionised the method of producing and marketing grappa by creating for the first time a single varietal grappa, the Monovitigno Nonino, distilling the pomace of the Picolit grape on its own. Great success followed both in Italy and overseas and spawned many imitators in Italy but none able to match the quality of product that Nonino offers.
More innovation followed in 1984 when in the pursuit of the finest fruit spirit – having been inspired by a trip to the Black Forest in Germany – the Nonino family produced the first whole grape distillate. Ministerial authorisation for the production of Grape Distillate (D.M. 20.10.84) was granted following a specific request by the Noninos; and the family still only uses the artisanal batch distillation stills created by Benito, which produce small batches of outstanding quality grappa and distillate a million miles away in aroma and flavour from those grappas produced by the industrial continuous method.
