Gaja (wine)

A bottle of 1994 Gaja Sperss, then a Barolo DOCG

Gaja is an Italian wine producer from the Piemonte region in the district of Langhe, chiefly producing a number of Barbaresco and Barolo wines, and later diversified into Brunello di Montalcino and "Super Tuscan" production. Its current owner and president Angelo Gaja is credited with developing techniques that have revolutionised winemaking in Italy,[1][2][3][4] and terms such as "the undisputed king of Barbaresco",[5] and "the man who dragged Piedmont into the modern world"[1][6][7] have been applied to him, and whose Barbaresco wine is considered a status symbol on a par with Château Lafite Rothschild or Champagne Krug.[8][9]

Additionally, Gaja Distribuzione imports to Italy high-end wines from elsewhere in the world including Champagne, Sauternes and Bordeaux, Spanish and Californian wine, as well as spirits and glassware.[3]

  1. ^ a b Belfrage, Nicolas (1999). Barolo to Valpolicella, The Wines of Northern Italy. New York: Faber & Faber. pp. 84–87. ISBN 9781840009019.
  2. ^ Atkin, Tim, The Observer (October 1, 2000). "Roll out the Barolo". The Guardian. London.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference nyt-prial-gaja was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Kissack, Chris, thewinedoctor.com Gaja Archived 2008-12-22 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Virbila, S. Irene, Los Angeles Times (August 13, 2003). 2000 Angelo Gaja Ca’ Marcanda Magari
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference deca-ta-ag was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ McInerney, Jay, The Wall Street Journal: On Wine (June 17, 2010). The New Gaja in Town
  8. ^ Rose, Anthony, The Independent (December 15, 2007). "Roll out the Barolo". London.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)[dead link‍]
  9. ^ Brook, Stephen, Decanter.com (May 1, 2003). "Brilliance in Barbaresco".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)