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 The composition of the soil which produces TRAVAGLINI wines is of rock origin. Around 150 million years ago, after partially melting, the glaciers of the Mont Rose chain carried eroded material with them downstream, thus forming reliefs measuring 280 to 420m in altitude. This means that the Gattinara hills have the same mineralogical composition as the Alps: there are granites, porphyries, quartzes and numerous ferrous minerals, which give the ground its typical reddish colour. |
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 The land is light, rich in minerals due to the presence of the rock sediments of Mont Rose, with a strong acidic reaction caused by the lack of limestone and containing little calcium carbonate and potassium. These characteristics, which are relatively rare in other Italian and foreign vineyards, make Gattinara wines unique, offering a huge range of olfactory sensations. These hills are not easy to get to, so in order to find the best locations in terms of aspect, we at Travaglini have had to make some “brave” choices: first of all the layout of the vineyards, which are separated by large local stones forming dry supporting walls, then replacing the previous farming systems - which were certainly more productive - with the simple Guyot system using a shorter cut and the densification of vine stocks per hectare. Choices like these have made Travaglini a true pioneer of “heroic viticulture”. |
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 The climate in the production area is typical of the Piedmont region. The climate here is far gentler than that of the plain, thanks to the process of thermal inversion which means that the rainfall is spread out both in the spring and in the winter and the ventilation of the vineyard is helped by the almost daily incursions of down-winds from the Alps. |
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Fog is rare in these hills,
only a few days a year and never above 300m in altitude. In winter it snows frequently and this helps the slow soil sedimentation process. |
