The cooperative is founded and collective work begins: limited resources, strong determination, and a shared decision reshape the future of the territory.
Fifty-seven winegrowers from Castel Boglione, Montabone, and Rocchetta Palafea establish the Cantina Sociale. Members pledge their own land as collateral to finance the construction of the new winery.
The first harvests take place and the first financial report is approved. Oenologist Livio Manera joins the cooperative and takes on technical leadership.
The general assembly approves the expansion of the winery. The cooperative grows, welcomes new members, and, under the presidency of Pietro Laudano, enters a phase of consolidation.
Investment, expansion, and new facilities accompany the cooperative's growth, laying the groundwork for a clearer vision of quality and identity.
Further expansions and new equipment are introduced, including an underground ageing area. The duration of the cooperative is formally extended.
An oak barrel ageing cellar (15,000 hectolitres) is completed, and bottling begins with the installation of the first filling machine.
The cooperative takes the name Antica Contea di Castelvero – the historical name of Castel Boglione – following the granting of the heraldic coat of arms by the Counts Roberti of Castelvero. Further expansion projects are launched, including plans for a warehouse dedicated to direct sales and an enoteca.
The structure strengthens. Member support, quality selection, and winery technology underpin the cooperative's expansion into new markets, including international ones.
Agricola Antica Contea di Castelvero (now Araldica Vigneti) is established to acquire vineyard land, supply agricultural products to members, and provide technical assistance. A new crushing station is also built to better manage and control grape deliveries.
The cooperative celebrates its 25th anniversary. Bottled production increases and the first relationships with foreign importers begin. Araldica wines reach the United States for the first time.
Further expansion includes a new bottling line, additional packaging material storage areas, and the creation of an analytical laboratory to support future development.
The winery accelerates its focus on bottling and quality, supported by new facilities, stricter controls, and a growing international identity.
Claudio Manera joins the company. A fully automated bottling line is inaugurated, the analytical laboratory is upgraded, and experimental projects begin in collaboration with the University of Turin's Faculty of Agriculture.
The second-level cooperative Araldica Vini Piemontesi is established together with the Cantine Sociali of Mombaruzzo and Ricaldone, with the aim of creating synergies and commercialising bottled wines.
Following the Procimidone crisis affecting European wines in the United States, vineyard assistance and crop protection controls are strengthened. At the same time, the Araldica brand expands internationally, particularly in the United Kingdom, and the Alasia range is launched, based on a careful selection of the members' finest grapes.
Growth requires a structural shift: a new production site, higher quality standards, and the acquisition of historic estates mark the beginning of a new phase.
Construction begins and the new production facility is inaugurated, housing a new vinification cellar, bottling line, and finished-goods warehouse. During this period, the presidency passes from Pietro Laudano to Giovanni Pattarino. Araldica returns to first-level cooperative status following the withdrawal of the Cantine Sociali of Mombaruzzo and Ricaldone.
Araldica Vigneti acquires Il Cascinone and undertakes extensive restoration and replanting work. In 2002, La Battistina is acquired in the Gavi area. In 2004, the new Cascinone winery is inaugurated and the first estate harvest takes place, coinciding with the cooperative's 50th anniversary.
Araldica Distribuzione is established to market French wines in Italy. At the same time, collaboration with Boutinot (UK) takes shape through the creation of Adria Vini, a joint venture that bottles and markets wines from other Italian regions abroad.
Resources are increasingly focused on commercial development and market presence, supported by technical investment and strategic corporate decisions.
A new white wine department is created with stainless steel tanks, alongside the introduction of an advanced IT system for traceability.
A second bottling line is installed for still and sparkling wines. Araldica Castelvero sca is established through the merger of Araldica Vini Piemontesi and Antica Contea di Castelvero. Araldica also acquires a 29% stake in Boutinot Ltd, becoming its principal shareholder.
Sixty years since foundation are celebrated with members. Two avenues adjacent to the winery are named after Pietro Laudano, long-standing president, and Don Carlo Montrucchio, the principal promoter of the cooperative's founding in 1954.
Market consolidation and an ongoing investment plan guide the evolution of the winery and its estates, with a focus on technology, infrastructure, and sustainability.
New crushing lines are installed, storage capacity is expanded, and further investments are made across the estates: new barrels and vats at Il Cascinone; a new vinification area and phytodepuration system at La Battistina; and the acquisition of the Santa Seraffa vineyards in the municipality of Gavi.
New departments and infrastructure upgrades include a filtration unit and underfloor heating at the Castelvero winery in Castel Boglione; a new agricultural machinery shed at La Battistina; expansion of office spaces and further works on the storage warehouse at the Araldica winery.
A new canning line is introduced, alongside technical upgrades to winery systems. The new automated finished-goods warehouse on Viale Pietro Laudano becomes operational.
