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CONTEPASSI
Castellani’s business was established in Montecalvoli at the end of the 19th century as Alfred, long-standing wine grower, decides to start bottling and selling his wine. Alfredo’s son, Duilio, together with his brother Mario start off the firm’s expansion period. Duilio, meticulous and diligent man, takes an active part in every working stage. The most important vineyard is the one located in Santa Lucia, in the fertile Arno Valley, where a lively and fit-for-ageing red wine is produced and bottled in typical straw-covered flasks, gaining the interest of transalpine markets. During the following years Duilio’s firstborn son Giorgio, determined and ambitious man, starts large scale export. The 1966 flood causes great damage to the Montecalvoli winery. It is then decided to temporarily transfer the business to the Burchino Estate, on the hills of Terricciola village. Giorgio’s brother, Roberto, brilliant journalist at the newspaper “Il Giornale del Mattino” in Florence rushes to help shovelling mud from the family’s winery. He then decides to stay and contributes to the firm’s evolution. Roberto, cultured and cosmopolitan man, starts a pioneer activity on far-away markets, becoming one of the advocates of Chianti’s international success. The acquisition of Poggio al Casone vineyard coincides with the extension of the winery at the Travalda Estate in Santa Lucia. During the night of New Year’s Day in 1982 a fire burns almost completely down the firm premises. It seems to be the end. But within few months the Castellani brothers acquire the Campomaggio Estate and, thanks to the contribution of Piergiorgio, Roberto’s son, the business gathers strength. Wine-growing and technological researches are furthered by clever specialists such as the oenologist Sabino Russo and the agronomist Carlo Burroni. Today this centenarian firm pursues very enthusiastically the aim of producing wines, which are the expression of one of the greatest oenological regions of the world: Tuscany. “Since 1903 my family has been exporting its own finest Estate wines from Tuscany. We have changed and evolved over the decades, but throughout the years the philosophy of our work has remained consistent: “The quality of the wine begins in the vineyard”, as my ancestors used to say. Today, as we enter this century, our aim and aspiration is what it has always been: to create memorable wines. This is the reason why our work during the last ten years has been so passionate, investing in research and new cellar technologies.” – Piergiorgio Castellani [read more] -
IL VILLINO
THE COMPANY Set on the hill overlooking the valley to the gates of Siena, the Agriturismo Il Villino remains secluded in an oasis of greenery, surrounded by the silence and tranquility of the Chianti hills and unspoiled nature.The original farm, owned by the Bracco family since 1947, has been carefully restored to give guests the opportunity to fully experience the atmosphere of the countryside and taste its flavors, without neglecting the ancient vocation as producers of olive oil and the excellent Chianti Classico wine. [read more] -
TENUTA AGOSTINETTO
Already at the end of the nineteenth century, our family saw in the pleasant hills of Valdobbiadene, the ideal place to cultivate vitis vinifera, with which to produce Prosecco, now known worldwide as Prosecco di Valdobbiadene DOCG. The passion for the cultivation of vines was so engaging that it tied in an inseparable way my ancestors to the value of the best lands for the cultivation of this noble plant. Since the early years of the '900 our productions received certificates of quality of our products, one of which, delivered in 1936, has come down to us. [read more] -
TENUTA MORINIELLO
Tenuta Moriniello was born in Montaione, a small village in the heart of Tuscany surrounded by hills and woods, immersed in a natural context of boundless beauty. This wonderful territory, always in balance between nature and the careful work of man, hasallowed the making of great wines, famous and appreciated all over the world, since ancient times. [read more] -
TORNESI
THE COMPANY"Integrate, tough and generous as their ancestors The Benducce.... a company a family"The company is owned by the Tornesi since 1865. The attachment to the origins is firm and strong, each member of the Tornesi family was born, lived and worked within the company making it grow year after year.The company has always produced wine, in 1967 Gino Tornesi enrolled his vines in Brunello, becoming one of the first members of the Consortium, as a producer but not as bottler. It will be his son Maurizio to start the production and commercial activity in 1993 with the first production of Rosso di Montalcino and in 1998 with the Brunello, vintage 1993.Today the company boasts of a new winery, built in 2009, equipped with all the equipment but at the same time has a classic, traditional style with its structure entirely in stone and stone.The company in total owns 5 hectares of vineyard, divided into:One hectare and two thousand meters in Montalcino, Località Benducce with South - East exposure with an altitude of 500 meters;Two hectares and eight thousand meters in Castelnuovo dell'Abate, with South-West exposure with an altitude of 300 meters;In addition we have two plots of land for rent, equal to one hectare and five thousand meters, one with North - West exposure and one South - East;The microclimate is certainly favorable for the wine activity, thanks to the proximity of the sea and Mount Amiata.The soils are mainly composed of galestro and rock, this favors a good drainage of rainwater.We tried to keep a part of the vineyard terraced, as it was in the Tuscan culture. The vines are aged between 7 and 30 years. The rearing system is spurred cordon, 4,200 vines per hectare.Within our company we grow only the Sangiovese Grosso called Montalcino Brunello, with a production of 60 quintals of grapes per hectare. The vineyards and olive groves are cultivated in a guided struggle, without use of herbicides and with organic fertilization. Being a small family-owned company, most of the work is done manually, like the harvest that takes place in September and October. [read more]