The picturesque village Bassano del Grappa at the Southern foot of the Alpes dazzles with not only with its beautiful roofed wooden bridge Ponte Vecchio, which was built by the famous Andrea Palladio; but also with its ceramic industry and its delicious white asparagus. The highlight of the city is the traditional Grapp. The most grappa distilleries in Italy are located here, and you could assume, that the village has its name from the popular grape marc spirit. But the city got its surname “del Grappa”, as it is located at the foot of the Monte Grappa!

And the name of the spirit Grappa has nothing to do with the nearby mountain, but derives from the Italian word “grappolo”, grape. So, it is a coincidence, that the Italian Grappa has its roots here. The first documentation about the distillation of wine reaches back to the 15th century, when the grape marc spirit was named by a Piedmontese notary for the first time. The notary donated his cellar with the distillation plant to his family. It soon became the national drink of the Italians!