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The Grand Finale

THE NONINO DI PERCOTO DISTILLERIES

Before raising the curtain once again for the grand
finale, we would like to mention two of the many
great flashes of inspiration of Giannola and Benito
Nonino. First, they decided to distil fresh pomace,
wine variety by wine variety. They began this pro-
cess on 1 December 1973 with the Picolit pomace.
This marks the point at which grappa changed
forever. In an article in the New York Times on 31st
December 1997, R.W Apple Junior wrote: "For
decades, grappa has been little more than a form
of heating for farmers in northern Italy (...). Many
Italians and most foreigners turned their noses up
at it. But all this happened before the Nonino
"For decades, grappa family from Percoto took the
was little more than a stage”. The second stroke of
form of heating... But all genius was the Nonino Inter-
this happened before national Prize first establi-
the Nonino family from shed in 1975. Beyond its high
Percoto took the stage”. cultural value – as of 2017,
five Nonino prize winners

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