The first monovarietal Grappa preserved at the Poli Grappa Museum
The first monovarietal Grappa preserved at the Poli Grappa Museum
The oldest existing bottle of Grappa is kept in Schiavon in the Grappateca of the Poli Museo della Grappa.
It is a bottle that dates back to 1880 and was found in the cellar of an aristocratic palace in Florence.
A marchioness who came from the Medici family in Florence on her father's side and from the Zeno family in Venice on her mother's side had a number of bottles in her cellar, including this one.
She also drew up a strict inventory and then gave it here to the Grappa Museum.
The Zeno family is of Venetian origin and it is probably from Asolo that this bottle comes.
As you can see, the label does not indicate the producer, the alcoholic strength or the content, but simply the words "Grappa" written in beautiful calligraphy and the date 1880.
In fact, it was not compulsory at the time to indicate the producer, the degree of alcohol and the content.
These indications became compulsory only in 1933.
Good Grappa to all!
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The oldest existing bottle of Grappa is kept in Schiavon in the Grappateca of the Poli Museo della Grappa.
It is a bottle that dates back to 1880 and was found in the cellar of an aristocratic palace in Florence.
A marchioness who came from the Medici family in Florence on her father's side and from the Zeno family in Venice on her mother's side had a number of bottles in her cellar, including this one.
She also drew up a strict inventory and then gave it here to the Grappa Museum.
The Zeno family is of Venetian origin and it is probably from Asolo that this bottle comes.
As you can see, the label does not indicate the producer, the alcoholic strength or the content, but simply the words "Grappa" written in beautiful calligraphy and the date 1880.
In fact, it was not compulsory at the time to indicate the producer, the degree of alcohol and the content.
These indications became compulsory only in 1933.
Good Grappa to all!
Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)