Our History
1371
The estate is registred in the ancient document “Descriptio Romandiole”. It is stored in the Malatestiana Library in Cesena
1560 / 1860
The estate is mentioned in many documents stored in the National Archiveo
1560 / 1860
1936
Dante Fiorentini, Great grandfather of the actual manager, purchases the Estate. Many hectares of Sangiovese were already in existence.
1945
The management passes on to his son in law Pietro Piccolo Brunelli. He has always worked in strong cooperation with his wife Lidia.
1945
1978
The management passes on to Dante’s nephew, Francesco Piccolo Brunelli
1998
The first portion of the Sangiovese Vineyards undergoes replanting. The most modern techniques are applied.
1998
2005
3.5 hectares of international variety of vines, such as Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot, are added to the 16 of Sangiovese
2008
Pietro Piccolo Brunelli, Dante’s Great grandson, becomes the manager.
2008
2009
Chemical herbicides’ use is banned from our procedures
2010
We plant 240 native olive trees
2010
2011
We open the new Winery in the middle of the estate
2012
We introduce the Integrated Pest Management procedure in order to heavily reduce the use of chemical protection products
2012
2018
1.6 hectares of Vineyard are renewed and we chose white grape varieties such as Riesling, Incrocio Manzoni and Chardonnay
2019
The shifting process to Organic begins