La Braccesca (Antinori)
Montepulciano, in Tuscany
Italy

Marchesi Antinori purchased this 294 hectares Tenuta Braccesca estate in 1990. The estate is located a few kilometres from Montepulciano in south-east Tuscany, near the border with Umbria.
The estate sees some 151 hectares of vineyard planted on stony soils with Prugnolo Gentile (a local variety of Sangiovese) and Canaiolo Nero, […]

Ca’ del Bosco
Lombardy, in Italy

Above: The estate, with its vineyards, cellar and barrel room. Credits: Winery and Google Image.
This 100 hectares estate is located in Erbusco in the east of the Lombardy wine-growing region in Italy. It was founded in 1968 by the well-known winemaker Maurizio Zanella. He studied at the University for Oenology in […]

Azienda Agricola Fratelli Cigliuti
Piedmont, in Italy
The Cigliuti family has been in the business for four generations, though it was not until 1964 that Renato Cigliuti, the present winemaker, began bottling the wine to sell. Of their 8 hectares, 6 are used for vines and 2 for their continuing hazelnut business. His daughters, Claudia and Silvia, […]

Pio Cesare
Piedmont, in Italy

Above: Aerial photo of Pio Cesare. Credit: Maisons Marques & Domaines USA.

Above: The stainless steel tanks, fermentation, cellar rooms of Pio Cesare. Burgundy styled wine glass with Pio Cesare bottle to the right.
Dating back to the late 18th century, this estate takes after the name of its founder, Cesare Pio. Today it […]

Valdicava
Tuscany, in Italy

Above: The vineyard of Valdicava. Credits: Yahoo Photos.
The history of the Valdicava estate goes back 1953 when Vincenzo’s grandfather, Bramante Abruzzese, acquired 10 hectares of gently sloping land in the middle of the valley for which the estate was named, Valdicava. It is situated on a high plain lying to the north in […]

Poggio San Polo
Tuscany, in Italy

Above: The estate’s vineyards, fermentation and cellar room. Images are supplied and courtesy of winery.
The Fertonani owned Poggio San Polo since 1998. In June 2007, Marilisa Allegrini, of the Allegrini estate in Veneto, and Leonardo Lo Cascio, head of U.S. wine importer and distributor Winebow, purchased the estate for some US$13.5 […]

Isole e Olena
Tuscany, in Italy

Above: Images of Isole e Olena’s vineyard, fermentation and barrel room.
This 100 acres estate is found in the region of Chianti Classico. Since the 1950s, Paolo de Marchi, and wife Marta have run the estate, with assistance from Piero Masi (vineyard manager).
The estate makes several wines: the usual Chianti Classico […]