https://www.avintageintuscany.com/home2 daily 0.75 2024-03-26 https://www.avintageintuscany.com/winemakers daily 0.75 2024-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616d9654361fae0fea98ad4d/1634572553434-MS86DNOBJQE93RLXTDAG/winem1.png winemakers - Benedetta Contini Bonacossi Tenuta di Capezzana The first written reference of Capezzana as an notable site for the production of wine dates to 804 AD. It is part of the Carmignano wine area that was officially recognized in the Medici edict of 1716, where Caterina de' Medici, who married the King of France, introduced the planting of French vines (Cabernet) in the land of her birth. In 1920, Count Alessandro Contini Bonacossi bought the tenuta. upon his return to Italy. His son, Augusto, took over management of the estate and his son, Ugo, joined him after the end of WWII. It was Ugo who rescued the noble Carmignano from anonymity, leading to the creation of its own appellation in 1975. Now it is up to the women of the 4th and 5th generations to carry this legacy forward. Think this is easy? Far from it. The burden of history is a heavy one, as is the management of a large family enterprise. Navigating the treacherous waters of an international marketplace is not easy either. Are these intrepid ladies up for it? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616d9654361fae0fea98ad4d/1634572742793-RYWP1HDDJ7H893E8B7QL/winem2.png winemakers - Elisabetta Geppetti Fattoria Le Pupille Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616d9654361fae0fea98ad4d/1634572910707-IQG0V0H110X0DIW7HC7M/winem2.jpg winemakers - Elisabetta Fagiuli Montenidoli Elisabetta Fagiuli is a mix of artist, hippie, and holistic mother. Born in the Veneto, she travelled through Europe, Southeast Asia and Japan, then went to study art in Siena. On one of her forays, she stumbled across an abandoned farmhouse on an ancient estate above the town of San Gimignano. She purchased the 500-acre property with no electricity or plumbing, and moved in with her life-partner, Sergio, in 1965. The following year, Vernaccia di San Gimignano, became Italy's very first appellation. Elisabetta started to make wine. And people started to take notice. Her Vernaccia was different than the others: it had more body and complexity; earthiness and a hint of saline from fossilized oyster shells in the soil. It cost more than most Vernaccia too. It was very exciting and fulfilling. But Elisabetta has passed her 50th vintage at Montenidoli. Sergio died a few years ago. And she's starting to feel tired. How will she get thru this harvest? Will she find a way to rejuvenate herself, the way she once did this property? Or will she turn another page and move on? https://www.avintageintuscany.com/about daily 0.75 2024-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616d9654361fae0fea98ad4d/2991031c-018a-4c35-8f5a-6f6a4b1bd98f/robin+field+talking-2.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616d9654361fae0fea98ad4d/93181299-5aed-40b1-a1f6-aeef841faec4/Paula+picking.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616d9654361fae0fea98ad4d/447c3f34-618b-42e5-bc62-275fc66d6029/maddalena+holding+geapes+2.jpg https://www.avintageintuscany.com/directors daily 0.75 2024-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616d9654361fae0fea98ad4d/f0f969b1-064c-4c63-8654-a9c882d2a858/IMG_2498.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616d9654361fae0fea98ad4d/1634575712347-UJQRREGJD7497DF8GT87/producer.jpeg https://www.avintageintuscany.com/landing daily 1.0 2025-08-06