The history of Tenuta di Ghizzano

It was Pierfrancesco Venerosi Pesciolini who really understood the potential of the Tenuta di Ghizzano which today is one of the most innovative Estates in the area. Pierfancesco felt passionately about his land and fully recognized it’s qualities and he made an important contribution to the renewal of Italian winemaking through his products.

In the 1980’s, this area was hit by crisis and agriculture, in particular wineries, suffered greatly. Whilst many of our neighboring farms pulled up their vines or were even forced to sell their land Pierfancesco Venerosi Pesciolini decided to go against the tide and courageously invested both in the vines and the winery with the aim of producing a better quality product. In difficult conditions, in a time when an overproduction of grapes tended to lead to a poor quality wine at ridiculously low prices, our father dared to try and produce a ‘serious’ wine, perhaps in small quantities, but able to stand up to the market. With the help of a friend, Piermario Meletti Cavallari, the indigineous Sangiovese variety was researched and production of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot began.

The production 

Today it is made up of about 350 hectares of which 20 dedicated to vines, 20 to olives, 150 hectares of cereal and the remaining 150 is made up of woods and poplar groves. Our aim is to cultivate a high quality product, limited in quantity and which fully reflects the characteristics of this area without forgetting the style, elegance and rich fragrances of the rolling hills which surround us…at the same time we are investing in natural winemaking and agriculture which maybe means we produce less but definitely means we produce better… and we will never stop believing in our wine! In 2003 we started to move over to organic farming and since 2008 we have been officially recognized as organic by the relevant authorities.