Five Italian Families
"Non compriamo da fornitori. Lavoriamo con famiglie."
We do not buy from vendors. We work with families.
Five producers, hand-selected, visited in person, locked with a Letter of Intent signed in Italy in June 2026. Every ingredient on the BAGOLINO menu can be traced to a person whose name we know. Not a distributor. Not a category code. A family.
In June 2026, the six of us flew to Italy together to meet each one in their malga, their cantina, their salumificio. The relationship begins with a handshake before it begins with a contract.
Bagòss · 24 months aged
A rare cheese from the village that named our project. Made only in Bagolino, at altitude. Aged twenty-four months. Marked by saffron in the rind. The Stagnoli family — Oscar and Federico — have been making it for generations. Our signature ingredient on the pizza, on the board, on the menu.
Speck Alto Adige IGP · 22 weeks cured
USDA-approved direct import from the South Tyrol mountains. Three varieties — originale, prosciutto, pancetta. Twenty-two weeks of curing in mountain air. The salumi board centerpiece and the secret of our speck-mushroom pizzas. The only Italian producer of its kind with direct-import status to Texas.
Franciacorta DOCG · metodo classico
The sparkling wines of Italy's north, made the way Champagne is made — méthode classique. Bellavista in Erbusco produces our Cuvée Brut and Satèn. Berlucchi in Borgonato produces the Cuvée Imperiale. Italian sparkling done properly — never asti, never prosecco substitute. Just Franciacorta.
Lugana DOC · organic estate
Lake Garda's signature white wine — Trebbiano di Lugana, fresh but structured, perfect for the Texas summer. Three labels: Lugana base, Lugana Riserva, Madre Perla. The wine list of summer — chosen for the geographic parallel between Lago di Garda and Lake Travis.
Biagio Primiceri · Artisan network
The big names are the start of the story, not the end. Through Biagio Primiceri and the Slow Food Brescia network, we connect to small artisan producers: niche cheeses from family caseifici, traditional salumi from village butchers, olive oils pressed by hand, preserves made the way grandmothers made them.
"Una stretta di mano costruisce la relazione. Una firma sulla carta la rende reale."
A handshake builds the relationship. A signature on paper makes it real.
All five producers locked with Letters of Intent · signed in person in June 2026