TUSCANY, HOME OF WINE, CARRIES ON A THOUSAND-YEAR-OLD TRADITION WHICH HAS ITS ROOTS FROM THE TIMES OF THE ETRUSCANS TO THE PRESENT DAYS. THIS RENOWNED TRADITION IS ALSO FAVORED BY THE SOIL, WHICH LENDS ITSELF PERFECTLY TO THE PRODUCTION OF WINES AND LABELS FAMOUS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. A REPUTATION, TUSCANY’S, WHICH SEES THE WORLD OF WINE COMBINED WITH THAT OF ARCHITECTURE, THANKS TO THE PROJECT “TOSCANA WINE ARCHITECTURE”
Toscana Wine Architecture: here’s how to combine beverage and architecture
The project Toscana Wine Architecture involves fourteen wineries distributed in different Tuscan provinces, which bear the signature of famous international architects. True ‘avant-garde works’ capable of perfectly combining oenology, nature, architecture and beauty with the surrounding landscape. Moreover, thanks to the particularity of the terrain, Tuscany remains among the most famous Italian regions for the production of quality wines. The Toscana Wine Architecture project aims to promote thewine tourism, inviting visitors to admire and discover the union between wine and contemporary architecture. From the hills to the sea coasts, each structure celebrates the essence of the territory and Tuscan wine production.
The cellars to discover with the signatures of the architects
Toscana Wine Architecture is a circuit of fourteen wineries of excellence and design, signed by the great masters of contemporary architecture. True temples of wine designed by names such as Mario Botta, Renzo Piano and Tobia Scarpa. Beautiful buildings, perfectly integrated with the surrounding landscape, which are associated with cutting-edge technologies in construction and production. These are the wineries that have opened their doors to visits and tastings:
- Cellar of the Marchesi Antinoriin Bargino, is a project created by Marco Casamonti for Archea study. It was created to tell the story of the family’s past, present and future.
- The Petra Winerywhich bears the signature of Mario Bottais a natural oasis of 300 hectares between Colline Metallifere, Montioni Park, Poggio Tre Cancelli reserve and Sterpaia park.
- In the municipality of Gavorrano (Grosseto), the Rock of Frassinello bears the signature of Renzo Pianowith an essential cellar in shape, enhancing the functionality of the production plant with a revolutionary division of spaces and exceptional attention to the winemaking process.
- Il I deletewith the architect’s project Elio Lazzerini, is the cellar of Leonardo Ferragamo’s family in San Giustino Valdarno, in the Arezzo area. It boasts 3 thousand square meters immersed in greenery surrounded by an immense pine forest. Here, wine production focuses on native vines, such as Sangiovese, but also excellent vines from the Tuscan tradition, including Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah.
- It is located in Castiglione della Pescaia Le Mortelle Farmanother example of futuristic architecture which is largely underground and built using natural materials, exploiting the thermoregulation of the rocks present deep in the ground.
- It bears the signature of Agnese Mazzei the structure of Castle of Fonterutoli in Castellina in Chianti, a modern winery but at the same time custodian of centuries-old knowledge.
- The Montalcino winerypresents itself with a clever mix of steel and wood, technology and nature, modernity and tradition.
- Surrounded by greenery, too Salcheto winery in Montepulciano it is characterized by the vertical garden, the solar skylights, the biomass power plant.
- In the heart of Maremma, in Montiano, the Flagship Estate of the Marchesi Frescobaldi with its modern lines.
- In the land of the Bolgheri DOC, in Donoratico, the Tenuta Argentiera It offers itself with its sober style, large terraces and panoramic views.
- On the southernmost tip of the island of Elba Ripalte Farmsigned by the architect Tobia Scarpaonce a wine grower, designed a granite building, while the structure of the Pomaio farma small winery with a contemporary vocation.
- In Cingiano, the Colle Massari winery it appears as a sparse and light cage of white concrete pillars and beams which, like a pergola, arises from the vineyard and rests almost provisionally above the underground body.
- At the Cantina Caiarossa which is located in Riparbella a few steps from the Tyrrhenian Sea, is the oriental discipline of Feng Shui to define shapes, colors, lights, materials and orientation.
How to book the tour
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Tuscany: a famous land
It has already been said that Tuscany is known and renowned. The region, in fact, is among the many beauties and uniqueness of our country, which very often, unfortunately, we are the first to underestimate. Perhaps not everyone knows that there are many celebrities who decide to spend their holidays in Italy or even buy a house.
Among these, it seemed right to underline that Tuscany, in addition to food and wine, art and culture, also hosts Sting. The famous English rock star purchased it in 1997 “The Palace”a sixteenth-century residence surrounded by olive groves and vineyards in the heart of Chianti. The estate, managed together with his wife, produces organic wines and oils, with labels inspired by his famous songsi.