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Napoleone Rossi di Montelera bought the Torre a Cona estate in 1935 from the children of Giulia Padoa and Gustavo Corinaldi. The family owned Martini & Rossi, a world-famous wine and spirits company. The company was started by grandfather Luigi (1828-1892), who came to Turin from the countryside without a penny and quickly became an expert liqueur maker and entrepreneur.
He is the author of the legendary recipe book, handwritten under his dictation by his wife Marianna, in which the fundamental Martini recipes can be found. In 1911 Luigi’s sons were given the title of counts for their industrial achievements, to which the predicate “di Montelera” was added in 1922. The family passion for winemaking continues today in new forms with the production of Torre a Cona, first with Lorenzo, Napoleon’s son, and today with the latest generation, Ludovica, Niccolò and Leonardo.
