My great grandfather, Mario Odero came back to Italy shortly after WW 1. He was originally from Genova but spent most of his adult life in England, working the coal trade between the UK and Italy. Since he had absolutely no desire to move back to the city he’d left in the first place, he set his mind on buying property in the countryside, and, for a native Genovese, Oltrepo Pavese is an obvious choice. Read more
Winemakers since 1919
MILESTONES
1860
Construction of Villa Odero.
1919
Mario Odero buys the estate, renovates and reorganises the winemaking area and the vineyards.
1921-1930
Production and marketing of the first bottles bearing the name Frecciarossa.
1934
At the end of Prohibition in the U.S.A., Frecciarossa is among the first Italian wines to appear on the American market with export permit n. 19 issued by INE (Istituto Nazionale per le Esportazioni).
1990
Margherita Radici Odero renovates the winemaking area and the vineyards.
2014-2017
Margherita and her daughter Valeria decide to convert to organic farming and 2017 sees the first harvest of certified organic grapes.
Our way of working
We are now officially organic but even before the move, we always made wine with our own grapes which we follow closely throughout the year and harvest by hand in small crates, because we know it takes high quality grapes to make good wine. Read more
Video: Alessandro Anglisani
Musica: “Paris ’39“
Artista: Global Genius
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