The rural story of the Olivi family begins in 1986, with the transformation of the “Sovana” farm into an agritourism establishment, where genuine hospitality is combined with local foods and wines. With the purchase of the Le Buche estate in 1996, Giuseppe and his son Riccardo developed a new grape growing and winemaking project. The production of wine with a passion, in which technological innovation joins forces with the classical methods of Tuscan master grape growers.
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Podere Forte is a winery and a farm started in 1997 without equal in Italy. Traditional and futuristic. Administrated according to both scientific criteria and biodynamic principles. Podere Forte extends for a total of 168 hectares in the township of Castiglione d’Orcia. 15 ha are planted with viyards 23 are olives groves 70 are forest the remaining parts are distributed between pastures, livestock where we elevate Cinta Senese pigs, Chianina cows and courtyard animals and gardens. Another 110 hectares of arable land are located in the town of San Quirco d’Orcia. Three are the wines produced at Podere Forte: Petrucci, Petruccino and Guardiavigna. Our philosophy: quality at any cost hand-in-hand with the total respect for the environment.
Poggio al vento cultivates grapes and olives from organic farming. Our vineyards are located on top of a hill of 500 meters, on soil rich in stone with a prevalence of marl. The grape is produced from Sangiovese, Foglia tonda , a native vine rediscovered a few years ago in Tuscan vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. These varieties have proven to be perfectly at home in this area, thanks to a climate optimal, hot-tempered, without excess or in the summer, where the heat is tempered by the richness of the forests, which iIt extends over much of the territory, or in winter, where the natural barrier formed by the Monte Amiata. It keeps the temperature at acceptable levels, in addition to limiting the excess rainfall which is mainly concentrated in the autumn. Also, the perfect ventilation promotes the avoidance of the phenomena of rot of grapes, because it can greatly limit the accumulation of moisture. In this way the vines manage to get a vegetative balance extreme, which leads him to concentrate aromas and extracts in an optimal manner. From this environment our Orcia doc red wines born.
Val D’Orcia Terre Senesi decided to produce quality products with organic seal because we think that this is the successful strategy for the future, to be again in harmony with nature
without pushing it to overproduction and to cultivate only autoctone varieties that naturally adapt to our soil. Proposing these kind of products on the market, we would be glad if more and more people choose to come back to an healthier diet.
