White grappa Merisi, the Italian after-dinner classic
Grappa Bianca Merisi is a young Italian white grappa distilled from grape pomace and bottled at 40% vol in a professional 2-litre magnum. Clear and crystalline, it offers a smooth, floral palate with fresh varietal notes and a clean finish, ideal as a digestif, for bar service and for pastry work. The 2 L format is built for high-turnover venues that want consistent quality at a controlled cost per glass.
What grappa is
Grappa is the spirit obtained by distilling pomace, the skins, pulp and pips left over after pressing grapes for wine. It is Italy's national spirit, legally protected within the European Union, which reserves the name Grappa exclusively for marc distilled and made into spirit on Italian soil. Documented since the late Middle Ages and refined over centuries by Italian distilleries, grappa turns a wine-making by-product into a noble, aromatic eau-de-vie.
White versus aged grappa
This is a grappa bianca (white), meaning it rests only in steel or glass and is not matured in wood. White grappa keeps the primary, varietal aromas of the grape intact: fresh, floral and clean, without the vanilla and spice notes that barrel-aged (invecchiata or riserva) grappas develop. Bottled at 40% vol, it stays soft and approachable, easy to serve neat at the end of a meal.
Sensory profile
Crystalline and colourless in the glass. The nose is delicate and floral with light fruity hints recalling fresh grapes. On the palate it is round and morbida (smooth), with a warm but tidy alcohol and a persistent, clean finish typical of well-made young grappa. Serve at 8-12 °C in a small tumbler or a tulip-shaped grappa glass to lift the aromatics without over-emphasising the alcohol.
Professional uses
- Digestif service: pour 30-40 ml neat at 8-12 °C in a tulip glass to close a meal; the 2 L format yields roughly 50-66 servings per bottle.
- Caffè corretto: add a splash to an espresso for the classic Italian corretto alla grappa at the bar.
- Pastry and dessert: use to soak ladyfingers, sponge cake and babas, or to flavour creams, zabaione and semifreddo.
- Mixology: base for contemporary Italian cocktails and grappa sours, where its floral character replaces a neutral spirit.
- Macerations: infuse with coffee beans, herbs or citrus peel to create house digestifs and amari.
Pairings
Grappa bianca is the natural close to an Italian meal: pair it with espresso coffee, dark chocolate, dry biscuits such as cantucci, mature hard cheeses and panettone or pandoro during the festive season. Behind the bar it complements amaro, limoncello and Italian coffee-based drinks.
Delivery and logistics
B2B and B2C delivery throughout Switzerland from the LAPA warehouse in Embrach (Zurich). Direct distribution across Zurich, Winterthur, Uster, Schaffhausen, St. Gallen, Aargau, Bern and Basel. For Ticino (Lugano, Bellinzona, Locarno), French-speaking Switzerland (Geneva, Lausanne, Fribourg), Valais (Sion, Martigny) and the Grisons (Chur, Davos), delivery within 24-48 hours via partner couriers (Swiss Post, Planzer, Galliker, Camion Transport). As a shelf-stable spirit it needs no cold chain and ships well on full pallets or single units, ideal stock for restaurants, pizzerias, hotels, bars, delicatessens, Italian grocery stores and private customers.
Who it is for
Designed for professional buyers: restaurants, pizzerias, trattorias, hotels, bars and cafés, pastry labs and Italian grocery stores that want an authentic, well-priced white grappa in a practical 2-litre format, plus private customers who love a genuine Italian digestif. Contains alcohol, sale forbidden to minors under 18, drink responsibly.
