Store Category: 6. Agriturismo

Good morning from the Madama family, a historical family of Mornico Losana. After combing through the municipal registry and the baptismal registers in the archive of our parish, we were able to trace the various generations of our ancestors to 1825, the year in which Carlo Madama registered his son Francesco at the registry office. Four generations followed when, at the end of the Great War, Emilio began to transform a small company into a real business.
Then married to Marie Antoinette, Emilio consolidated the family business by producing our first bottles, still preserved to this day.
In 1972 Edoardo officially took over the reins of the company, initially expanding the vineyards to the current 10 hectares, and later, thanks to the unconditional support of his wife Gabriella, to consolidate a brand that today is an example of excellence in wine-making.
Today, Edoardo is joined by Massimo, the eighth generation of a family who believes in quality, territory and hard work.
The Pavia Chamber of Commerce has formally recognised us as a Centennial Company. Since 1998 there has also been the Feudo Nico restaurant with its breathtaking views of the beautiful valley dominated by the Montalto Pavese Castle.

Mamma Gabriella is the undisputed queen of the Feudo’s cuisine. During the year, her cuisine follows the seasons, offering a typical tasting menu. All the ingredients come from nearby farms or directly from her garden.
Dining room service is taken care of by Massimo, ready to propose and combine the dishes with the wines he produces. Having a long history of farming has given us strong ties with the environment around us. Our choices as a company always take into account the environmental impact it will have.
The cornerstone of our viticulture is to produce healthy grapes, transforming them into superior quality wines.
This goal is made possible by minimizing the use of pesticides or chemical agents, exploiting the resources and regulatory mechanisms normally present in nature.
For some years we have also been producing our own EVO oil.
We like to define our agriculture as eco-friendly.

A unique farmhouse, located in the historic centre in front of the Valle Lomellina Castle. From 1948 to 1975 it functioned as an important type of theatre callled ‘avanspettacolo’ which was based on short pieces of comedy with minimal use of props. It maintains the characteristics, height and equipment of the time, like a real Museum of Cinema: stage, stalls, projection machine, film reels, film and rewinding equipment, folding red velvet armchairs, amplifiers, microphones, original posters of Italian and international films, ticket holders, bar counter, antique candy holders and so on. Among the most illustrious names who performed here were Mina and Celentano, at the dawn of their artistic careers, and Fred Buscaglione who was at the height of his success.

The Marucchi family now proposes its cinema in the dual function of farmhouse and permanent film exhibition, allowing modern generations to experience film and theatre as it was in the past. At the table, a generous seasonal offering of the culinary delights of the Lomellina region awaits, from which our famous “feature film of appetizers Il Cinema” (sgonfiotti (puffed bread), sage and fried dumplings with salami, focaccia and gourmet pizzas, black rice with strawberries and rump of white ox, tartlets with celery pesto and gorgonzola, milk bagna cauda, ​​Piedmontese mixed fried with Breme De. Co. red onions in batter, for example) will accompany you along with Carnaroli rice risotto from our farm (typical Lomellina style with salami paste and eye beans, panissa (risotto), castelmagno (cheese) and pears, for example), with fresh pasta (malfatti (gnocchi) of the Lomellina region, ravioli with porcini mushrooms, chestnut flour lasagna, for example), roasts, braised white ox with polenta and overcooked ribs with Bonarda (red wine), the spectacular Arcimbolci cut of fruit seasoned with Rosolio (rose liqueur) from our farm and, finally, the artisanal, classic and modern desserts.
All strictly accompanied by Oltrepò Pavese wines, included in the menu. The stage, the stalls and the outdoor garden (a small corner of peace and tranquility where the cinema equipment used to be) become the ideal place for this typical, but never banal tasting. Lunches, aperitifs, dinners with live music and theatrical performances, evenings with themed menus (truffles, porcini mushrooms, red onion from Breme De. Co.), many options that we offer as well as many occasions that lend themselves to being celebrated with us not only for the truly unique character of the place, but also for the large rooms, suitable for welcoming large numbers of guests and diners.

Castello di Luzzano is a winery on the boundary between two of Italy’s primary wine-producing regions: Oltrepà Pavese and the Colli Piacentini. We produce prestigious Oltrepò DOC wines – Bonarda, Barbera, Pinot nero – and Colli Piacentini DOC wines – Gutturnio, Malvasia, Chardonnay, Ortrugo –, only using the vineyards on our own property.
The company is a small hamlet awash in time’s stream, with a history, including wine-making, more than two-thousand years long. It is the most unexpected, tucked-away place, at the heart of a hill 270 metres above sea-level, outlined by the rows of vines that surround it. Here, on more than seventy hectares of vineyards, Castello di Luzzano wines are produced.
Giovanella Fugazza is an attentive and passionate owner. She wanted her winery to be authentic, slow to adopt innovations, never overwhelming, but always with full respect and love for the place and for nature. This magical estate opens its doors to wine lovers. The colours and creative atmosphere of the winery represent the spirit of its wine: giving joy and imagination.

Here, lovers of nature and good wine can book overnight stays in apartments and rooms, once the homes of peasants, savouring the nectar we produce in the ancient cellar, testimony to the history of the estate.
In the old 18^th-century Customs House, at the entrance to the estate, a small inn has been created, with four exquisite rooms and a small restaurant, open from March to November, by booking only. It is here that we match our local specialties only and exclusively with wines produced on our estate.
Tourists are welcome for visits to the estate, wine tasting, luches, dinners, and to celebrate special occasions.
We speak Italian, English and French.

Our agriturismo is on the Calatroni wine estate, immersed among the vineyards looking over the Versa Valley.
Our menus, which change monthly, offer traditional Oltrepò Pavese dishes, and Colli Piacentini specialties, respecting the cycle of the seasons.
All our meals are hand crafted with passion by mamma Marisa. The jams and preserves are also homemade.
Most of the vegetables used come from our garden, and when the time is right we also go mushroom and truffle hunting. The products we buy come from quality local farms.

We pay special attention to food and wine matchings: we make wine suggestions for all courses with bottles produced here on our estate, ready to satisfy your curiosity about its characteristics.
Our staff also speaks English, and our menus are bilingual. We have no problems meeting the curious palate of celiacs, vegetarians and vegans or people with food intolerances.