The Bolgheri region is a wine zone in the Maremma that runs parallel to the Tuscan coast in the province of Livorno, named after the town of Bolgheri. In a country that boast so many centennial (or even millennial!) wine regions, Bolgheri is surprisingly new.
At Villa La Ripa, the art of the vineyard has been handed down for centuries. The old renaissance farmhouse, built around a tower from the year 1000, and the fine wine cellar are nestled on the gentle hills of the Chianti area of Arezzo near Siena and Florence, in the heart of Tuscany. Seasons, years, and centuries go by but the first goal at Villa La Ripa has always been to obtain wines of great quality and elegance, an authentic expression of the Tuscan territory.
Argillae is located in Orvieto, Umbria: Italy’s green heart. Umbria is a land unto itself, the only Italian region that borders neither the sea nor another country. While it shares the same glorious pastoral scenery as Tuscany – the olive groves, vineyards and cypress-topped hills – Umbria managed to remain untouched and removed from outside influences, thus keeping alive many of Italy’s old-world traditions.
Azienda Agricola Perazzeta is located in Montecucco: Tuscany’s last unexplored wine region. The DOC is located in the southern part of the Tuscany wine region, nestled between Montalcino, home of the famous Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, and Scansano, of the eponymous Morellino di Scansano DOCG. The vineyards are directly opposite the Brunello hillside (which explains the similarities between the two regions in their microclimate) and are planted on the slope of Mount Amiata, a prehistoric volcano.
On the road that connects the villages of Monte San Savino and Lucignano, between one hairpin and the next one you will come across what seems like an impressionist painting: a white, dusty road flanked by two rows of Tuscan firs leading to an elegant eighteenth-century villa:Villa Fabbriche, Palma’s homestead. The vineyards are small and everywhere you can feel the warmth of those who dedicate themselves to the land with respect and with a sincere smile on the face.
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