Cascina Feipu dei Massaretti

Cascina Feipu dei Massaretti

In the heart of the plain of Albenga, between sun-kissed rows and sea-scented hills, rises the Cascina Feipu dei Massaretti, one of Liguria's most historic and iconic wineries. 🍷

Founded by Mr and Mrs Pippo and Bice Parodi, true pioneers of Ligurian wine, this family business has brought the Pigato and other indigenous Ligurian grape varieties to international prominence, winning in 2003 the Slow Food Award for Biodiversity. 🌿

🍇 The History of the Pioneers

In the 1950s, when few believed in Ligurian wine, the Parodi family began bottling and selling their wine outside the region, becoming a point of reference for oenology in the western region.
Today, the legacy continues with the new generation, which combines traditional craftsmanship and modern techniques, keeping the passion of the founders intact.

🌾 The Company Today

• 6 hectares of vineyards between plains and hills, with sandy and calcareous soils

• Production of approx. 70,000 bottles per year

• A Pigato exported all the way to Japan

• Cultivation organic and sustainable, with minimal use of pesticides

🚶 Visiting the Vineyards

During the visit, you will walk among the rows of:

• 🍇 Pigato - the symbolic vine of Liguria

• 🍷 Rossese - elegant and fragrant red

• 🍷 Granaccia - vigorous, with a Mediterranean character

You will learn how to pruning vines, as you maintains healthy soil and why Liguria, despite being small, produces wines so rich in personality.

🌱 Everything with an approach green and sustainable, respecting the environment and rural tradition.

🏭 The Technological Cellar

Upon entering the cellar, you will witness the “magic” of the transformation from grape to wine:

• 🔬 Temperature-controlled fermentation

• 🍇 Soft pressing, so as not to stress the clusters

• ❄️ Cryomaceration, which preserves aromas and freshness

• 💧 Flotation, which naturally clarifies the wine

💡 Curiosity: Cascina Feipu has abolished the use of fossil flours (diatoms) in filtration, for a more ecological and cleaner process.

🍷 Tasting in the Hall

After the visit, we move on to the tastiest part: the guided tasting in the panoramic room of the wine cellar.

For parents:

• 🥂 La Palmetta“ Pigato” - elegant, fruity and mineral

• 🍷 Rossese - soft, fragrant, perfect with Ligurian dishes

• 🍷 Granaccia - intense and structured red

• 🍯 Bice and Goofy“ Passito” - sweet dessert wine (tasting also allowed for boys!)

For the boys:

• 🍇 Organic grape juice

• 🍶 Fresh must (during the grape harvest)

• 🧀 Focaccia and local cheeses

🫒 Oil Tasting

In addition to wines, Cascina Feipu also produces a fine taggiasca extra virgin olive oil.

Guided tastings:

• 🌿 Light fruity oil - sweet, with notes of almond

• 🌿 Medium fruity oil - stronger, with hints of artichoke
  Accompanied by homemade bread, bruschetta and olives of the territory.

💚 Why visit

La Cascina Feipu dei Massaretti is not just a wine cellar: it is a living page in the history of Ligurian wine.
Here we find out how tradition and innovation coexist between steel casks and genuine smiles.
Perfect for families, couples and wine lovers, offers an experience that combines taste, knowledge and passion.

💡 Council: visit during the grape harvest or spring - the vineyards are a spectacle, and children will enjoy the rows, grapes and country scents.