The Artisan's BottegaEquipment to FEED your passion!

The Artisans Bottega began from humble origins as a small operation from a homework shop in the industrial parts of Preston, Victoria in 1968. During this period Melbourne saw a massive influx of European migrants arriving all eager to carry on their food and winemaking traditions. Luigi Baggio saw an opportunity to meet the market demand by producing artisan handmade grape and food processing equipment as used in his home country of Italy.

The first showroom was born soon after on Victoria Street, North Melbourne. The Green Room under the Casa del Torchio banner, meaning The House of Grape Presses. The location was near the popular city Queen Victoria Market, it was a vibrant period where the grape vendors would come to sell their harvest each season to the Melbourne Home winemaker.

Being one of the countries original equipment suppliers, Artisans Bottega has witnessed many technological changes in Australia’s wine and food industry and right from the start forged strong relationships with leading Italian suppliers of food and winemaking equipment. This has defined the Artisans Bottega culture and philosophy which still flows strongly today; delivering customers the best equipment at the most competitive prices. Many of these quality brands such as Fabio Leonardi SRL (our motors and attachments) and Essedue SRL (our slicers) are still distributed by us today, as these producers seek better value in durable equipment designed to perform well.