Bibbiano is located in the historic Chianti region in the municipality of Castellina, overlooking the Elsa Valley towards the castle of Monteriggioni. Cultivation of grapes in this area originated with the Etruscans, and continued well into the late-Roman era. Inspired by this incomparable natural and human heritage, the family that[…]
One of the Gondi family’s most important estates is the Villa Bossi in Pontassieve, which has belonged to them since 1592.In the second half of the 18th century, under the ownership of Niccolò Antonino Gondi, the Villa Bossi was extensively remodelled, enlarged and embellished with splendid baroque decorations, while its[…]
Above photo: Andrea Vierucci Camugliano, one of the most important Estates in Tuscany,founded by the Medici family as a hunting retreat, belongs to the Niccolini family since 1634 and it is a place where everything is preserved with love and passion. The interlacement of its secular history with the events[…]
Tenuta di Monaciano is located in the heart of Chianti region, just 4 km from Siena. The Villa, which was the manor house, dates back to 18th century. The gardens of the Villa host a grassy Amphitheatre, enclosed by secular trees and marble statues. Hidden in the English garden, there is the old lemon[…]
Grigio da Barberino di Val d’Elsa, forefather of the Griccioli (formerly Gricia) family, was born in 1345. The Griccioli had an important role within the Repubblica di Firenze since the XIV century, and then moved to Siena in 1720.The Griccioli family owns the marvellous Tenuta di Montechiaro where, after a[…]
For five centuries and through seventeen generations, our family has been involved with the course of agricultural evolution in Sicily. Our history is the story of a journey through time and space, through the five areas – Menfi, Vittoria, Noto, Etna, Capo Milazzo – where today we produce our wines,[…]
The original nucleus of the Tenuta La Fiscala dates back to the first half of the XVI century, under the Sappa Inviziati family, one of the founders of the city of Alessandria. The name “Fiscala” (“fisco” means taxes in Italian) is ascribed to Antonio Maria Sappa’s appointment as tax lawyer[…]
It is extremely rare to find in Piedmont, in the ancient Monferrato, an historic villa dating back to the eighteenth century, that preserves, as The Marchesa Estate, an intact lanscapes of 188 acres including the 150 acres of vineyards of Gavi, the great white Piemontese, Monferrato Rosso and Albarossa, the[…]
For five centuries and through seventeen generations, our family has been involved with the course of agricultural evolution in Sicily. Our history is the story of a journey through time and space, through the five areas – Menfi, Vittoria, Noto, Etna, Capo Milazzo – where today we produce our wines,[…]
The Estate of the late Sau-Wing and Jean L. Lam in Tenafly (New Jersey) has been a retreat for classical music lovers for more than four decades. Its acoustically pleasing living room serves as a perfect spot for chamber musicians to play. The peaceful, natural setting, with gentle, cascading tiers[…]
