About Vecchia Romagna
Vecchia Romagna traces its roots to 1820, when Jean Buton moved to Bologna and set up an experimental distillery. In 1830, that grew into Distilleria G. Buton & C., described by the house as Italy’s first steam distillery. The name Vecchia Romagna was adopted in 1939, the same year the Bacchus label and the triangular bottle were introduced, both of which remain central to its identity.
Vecchia Romagna is still closely tied to Bologna and Emilia-Romagna, and its production is built around wine distillation rather than grain spirits. Its method combines Charentais alembic distillation with column distillation, followed by ageing in small French oak barriques and larger Slovenian oak barrels before blending and bottling. Gruppo Montenegro acquired the business in 1999.