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BRIVIO
The history of Acetificio Brivio is closely intertwined with that of my family and began more than 180 years ago in the hilly area of Calco, a town in the province of Lecco, abutting the Lombard Pre-Alps and washed by the banks of the Adda River, a particular geographic conformation that has always provided a temperate climate for the entire area.
In fact, it was 1845 when my great-grandfather Luigi Pizzagalli, after a period of apprenticeship with the marquis of Albese con Cassano, decided to strike out on his own by founding the then “Acetificio Pizzagalli”… We were at the dawn of what would become the family business for as many as five generations by now, even today Specializing in the production of wine vinegar and food seasonings of the highest quality, using only Italian raw materials in full respect of the tradition of master vinegar makers.
The company thus specialized in the production of wine vinegars, a passion that was handed down from father to son until Giovanni Pizzagalli, grandson of the historic founder, took over the reins of the company in 1935, deciding to move its headquarters from the town of Calco to the of Cicognola di Merate, a small village a few kilometers from Lecco, where our products are still made with care and dedication.
The relocation was accompanied by another important change in the history of the vinegar factory. In fact, it was in the 1930s that the company took the name “Acetificio Brivio,” a tribute to Carlo Brivio, Luigi Pizzagalli’s son-in-law, who throughout his life devoted body and soul to the company’s growth, with the same passion and spirit of initiative as its founder.
Since its inception, Acetificio Brivio has paid the utmost attention to the selection of raw materials 100% of Italian origin and to the quality and transparency of processes production, in order to make unique products with an unmistakable taste, obtained precisely thanks to simple and genuine ingredients, constantly selected throughout the Peninsula through a network of selected and certified suppliers.
