Isi Benini Award to Giannola Nonino, ambassador of Friuli in the World

“This Prize takes me back to the early years of Grappa maker when Benito and I selected the best Friulian winemakers, with the most beautiful and prestigious Picolit vineyards, to distill the pomace and create – on December 1, 1973 – the “First Grappa Monovitigno®“, starting the Nonino Grappa Revolution.
With the Creation of the Duchy of Friulian Wines, the unforgettable and irreplaceable Isi Benini – initially “skeptical” towards our Revolution – later became one of our staunchest supporters, also regarding the Nonino Prize, of which he was the charismatic Presenter.
And today with the honor of this Prize that you award us, I want to remember how the Grappa Revolution, the creation of Monovitigno® Nonino, is a story made of family, search for absolute quality, love for one’s origins, but also of friendships with wonderful people whose work has been vitally inspiring.
Thank you Isi Benini and thank you, thank you, thank you all: we are proud to be Ambassadors of Our Friuli in the World!”
Giannola and the Big Nonino Family