The Abbey of Passignano, located in the heart of Chianti, has really ancient origins, built on the year 395 A.C. for order of the Arcibishop of Florence at that time. The Abbey has been home of Saint Giovanni Gualberto who founded the Vallombrosian Order - a reformed branch of the Benedictines ....

There are findings which prove that wine has been made in the Tuscan territory since the Etruscans time – which means Pre-History. Obviously the techniques have changed a lot from them till now, but essentially the wine production in Tuscany still follows the ancient guidelines to produce some of the ....

Fattoria di Presciano has old origins, back from the 1800's, when it belonged to the family Serristori. It was certainly not the only family that owned and growned vines in this area, as long as many studies prove that wine making in Tuscany date back the Etruscans age, which means ....

A winery with a fascinating and ancient history, Le Chiuse belonged to the family Biondi Santi for centuries. The great grandfather of the owner, Simonetta Valiani, was Jacopo Biondi Santi, who fought together with Garibaldi for the unification of Italy. After the unification he restarted his grand father's activity: wine ....