Tenuta Le Calcinaie

In the beautiful Tuscan countryside, 3 kilometers from the center of San Gimignano, is located the estate of Le Calcinaie. Speaking is Simone Santini, owner and jack-of-all-trades of this small and well-run estate. Ever since I earned my degree in wine technology at the Siena Agrarian Institute, I've dreamed of dedicating myself to nature and wine. I was finally able to do this, planting my first vinyard in 1986 and beginning to make wine in 1...

After ten years of hard work we've managed to construct a modern, functional wine cellar, where every process is carried out with respect for the final product; where hygiene is essential; where the wine reposes at a costant temperature, summer and winter. The cellar is built into the earth, the outside front insulated, with insulated doors; the back is in ferroconcrete, permeable to soil humidity, and the environment conserves perfectly a cor...