The Up-and-Coming Winery 2020 Award", granted to Tenuta Santa Caterina by the Gambero Rosso Wine Guide in 2020, remains a vivid and meaningful memory for us — an acknowledgment that has both gratified and motivated us to continually improve. With the seventh consecutive award of the Tre Bicchieri to our Grignolino Storico, Monferace 2020, in the Gambero Rosso 2026 edition, and with the many accolades received from Italy’s most authoritative wine guides, we feel our daily commitment has been once again recognized. A commitment that begins in the vineyards and continues in the cellar, with the goal of enhancing the ancient and noble Piedmontese grape varieties, such as Grignolino and Freisa. We dedicate much of our work to these varieties, constantly deepening our knowledge of cultivation and vinification in order to express their full potential. These are noble grapes, sometimes overlooked in favor of more approachable varieties, yet capable of producing wines of great elegance and character. Each recognition is not only a reward, but also an encouragement to continue with the same passion and dedication in our mission to celebrate the Monferrato territory and its historic grape varieties.

Join us on a sensory journey through our surrounding UNESCO World Heritage Site. Book a visit to the Estate.
In the heart of Asti’s Monferrato region, the pretty village of Grazzano Badoglio is home to the Tenuta Santa Caterina Wine Estate – a stunning old property whose wooden doors open up to show off an incredible part of Italy’s much immortalised beauty.  Beyondthe main courtyard, a panoramic viewpoint affords sweeping vistas over the pretty Italian Gardens and extensive vineyards that surround this most historic of private residences. The Tenuta Santa Caterina Estate has always followed eco-sustainable principles when it comes to the cultivation of their vines – something that this area has long been known for. Explore the living past through the Estate’s spectacular underground ‘infernotto’ cellars, dug 17 meters below ground - part of the area’s designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Today, this is where the wines age in French oak barriques and giant Slavonian oak ‘botti’. In the Old Stables you will be guided through a tasting of our wines, learning about the essence of the Monferrato terroir and the beating heart of it that is Tenuta Santa Caterina Estate.

The philosophy of the Estate’s wine production ensures necessary interventions are made to achieve wines of great quality, value and personality. Modern winemaking techniques combined with years of traditional wisdom coexist at the Estate, together with an absolute respect for the environment. Organic fertilisers, mechanical control of weeds without the use of chemicals, green grape harvesting, leaf stripping, and hand picking small parcels, working with these small selections in the cellar, are just some of the key ways that Santa Caterina Estate ensures top-quality production.  

The six suites each boast a name that belongs to a different wine from the Estate - around which their personalities have been created. Each one is different in size, furnishings, and decoration – a combination of inherited antiques from the original house, and other pieces of historical intrigue.
All the rooms contain everything you need for an intimate, comfortable stay.