Chinati Vergano

Asti at aperitif o'clock

Asti, the Italian capital of aperitifs! This is where Mauro Vergano lives. He has spent a large part of his career working in the pharmaceutical industry, developing perfumes and aromas. A great lover of Vermouth, he has been making it since the 1970s for himself and his friends.

It was in 2003 that he decided to produce his Vermouth and other Chinati in a more commercial way, as his reputation already preceded him and everyone in the region was chasing the precious drinks of the famous Mauro.

These drinks, known as aromatized wines, or "vini aromatizzazi", are based on various macerations of herbs and plants in a mixture of water, sugar and alcohol, for about 20 to 25 days, which are then filtered and added to wine.

Chinato is made with rhubarb, aniseed or cardamom, and then mixed with Nebbiolo from Barbaresco. The Americano is a mixture of absinthe and gentian, mixed with red wine from Nadia Verrua. Luli is a "vino chinato", not a vermouth, a Muscat base, flavoured with orange, quinine, vanilla or cinnamon, for a sweeter and spicier result...

Today, the production reaches some 10,000 bottles per year, all products included, and Mauro can count on the support of her nephews Tommaso and Pietro. Chinati Vergano is in good hands!