Poli Grappa Museum

Beschreibung

The Poli family invites you to visit the two branches of the Poli Grappa Museum:

1. in Bassano del Grappa: in front of the historical Ponte Vecchio, the history of Grappa is presented through a short yet comprehensive educational project in quiet and charming rooms

2. in Schiavon: the knowledge of the most important italian distillate can be deepened in an ancient building by the distillery. The museum features a collection of 2000 historical Grappa bottles coming from about 400 distilleries.

Bassano del Grappa branch: The charming town of Bassano del Grappa, the "capital" of the most Italian of the distillates, lies at the foot of Mount Grappa,near Venice. The Poli Grappa Museum is located in the heart of the town,in the ancient Palazzo delle Teste, in front of the historical Ponte Vecchio.

The Poli Grappa Museum, the result of a long and passionate research,is an act of gratitude from the Poly family towards Grappa. The museum is made up of five interesting rooms: they feature captions in italian and english, videos are projected in several languages. Visits are self-guided.

Poli Grappa Museum - Bassano del Grappa branch

Via Gamba, 6 36061 Bassano del Grappa (Vi) - Italy Tel +39 0424 524426 Fax+39 0424 524426

E-mail:bassano.museo@grappa.com

Free entrance, 7 days a week, 9:am-7:30 pm Closed on Christmas, new Year's and Easter.

Poli Grappa Museum - Schiavon branch:

The second branch of the Poli Grappa Museum is located in Schiavon,a small town at the foot of the Pedemonatana area, on the road leading from Vicenza to Bassano del Grappa.

The Poli Grappa Museum in Schiavon occupies two floors covering an area of 1,000 sqm.

Poli Grappa Museum - Schiavon branch

Via G. Marconi 36, 36061 Schiavon (Vi) - Italy

Tel +39 0444 665775 Fax +39 0444 466401

E-mail:schiavon.museo@grappa.com

Free Entrance Monday - Saturday, 8:30-13 am 2-7 pm

The library

The main body of material that gave rise to the Grappa Museum consists of a collection of approximately 1,600 old and modern books about Grappa and the art of distillation. The first ever printed text on this topic, the "Liber de Arte Distillandi" by Hieronymus Brunschwig, created on May 8th 1500, is one among the most significant works kept here.

The Grappa collection

The Grappa Museum houses the largest known collection of Grappa in Italy. In Bassano del Grappa, about 1500 mignon bottles, coming from 323 distilleries, can be seen whereas 2.000 standard bottles of Grappa, manifactured between the 30's and the 80's and coming from 440 companies, many of which have now disappeared, are on display in Schiavon.

Guided tour and tasting Please book your guided tour and tasting: info@grappa.com You

 may also fill in our online form: http://www.grappa.com/eng/visits-booking-grappa-museum.php