The association includes a selection of companies that express Italian excellence in various sectors
Bottega, a winery and distillery in Bibano di Godega (TV), has been admitted as a full member of the Comitato Leonardo, together with selected companies that express Italian excellence in various sectors, including Brunello Cucinelli, Bulgari, Ducati, Enel, EssilorLuxottica, Ferrero, Armani, Illycaffè, Intesa SanPaolo, Kartell, Prada and Unicredit.
The Comitato Leonardo was set up in 1993 on the joint initiative of Confindustria, ICE and a group of entrepreneurs and men of culture, including Gianni Agnelli and Sergio Pininfarina, with the aim of promoting and affirming 'Italian Quality' around the world.
It is a non-profit organisation that promotes the Italian economy, culture, science, technology and high-quality Italian products as a whole, with the aim of working towards greater awareness abroad of the Italian economy, culture, technology and science, in order to increase the country's prestige; to promote the Italian presence abroad through high quality products; to work in favour of the diffusion of Made in Italy; to favour, through the adhesion of Italians of international renown, the realisation of initiatives for the diffusion in the world of the quality and technology of Made in Italy; to propose and activate all those initiatives capable of ensuring the achievement of its objectives.
About Bottega
The Bottega company, led by Sandro, Barbara and Stefano Bottega, is both a winery and a distillery. Founded in 1977 by Aldo Bottega under the name Distilleria Bottega, the company is based in Bibano di Godega (TV), 50 km north of Venice, where it produces grappas, wines and liqueurs targeting a high and medium-high level.
Among the grappas, marketed under the Alexander and Bottega brands, are the fine selections of single-varietal and barrique-aged spirits.
The Bottega wine range includes Prosecco, including the well-known Bottega Gold, and other sparkling wines with great personality. Amarone, Ripasso, Brunello di Montalcino and other great reds are produced in the two separate cellars in Valpolicella and Montalcino.
Completing the Bottega offer is the Creams & Liqueurs line, which includes an articulated range of fruit and cream liqueurs, including Limoncino, Gianduia and Pistacchio. The company, which distributes its products in 155 countries worldwide, has won more than 300 international quality awards and recognitions over the years.