This year, Expo Chianti Classico is scheduled from September 5 to 8, 2024 (always the second Sunday of September), with a rich program of events parallel to the square tastings, making the event more accessible to all age groups: music, shows, art exhibitions, concerts, and much more. This year, many initiatives will be dedicated to two important anniversaries: the 500th anniversary of Giovanni da Verrazzano’s journey, which led to the discovery of present-day New York Bay, and the 100th anniversary of the Consorzio Vino Chianti Classico!
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Today, thanks to an ambitious restoration and enhancement project, the estate has been reborn as a top-level tourist destination: the historic buildings have been carefully renovated, preserving the original architecture and introducing all kinds of comforts to pamper guests and ensure an unforgettable vacation. The estate offers a refined variety of experiences, from wine tastings to vineyard walks, cooking classes to excursions in the Tuscan countryside: each activity is designed to immerse visitors in the beauty and culture of the region, offering an authentic taste of Tuscan life.
read more >Leuta produces a variety of different wines, five from single red grape varieties – Sangiovese, Merlot, Syrah, Malbec and Cabernet Franc, Leuta’s signature wine. There are also two very interesting blends, the red IGT “Tau” a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Syrah grapes, a single barrel blend, “Nautilus” as well as a special limited edition wine produced just once in 2016 and dedicated to Denis’s grandfather “Cornelius”. Other products include a fine Vinsanto and organic olive oil. A white wine and two kinds of Spumante are also produced from grapes in a second Leuta winery in Denis’s native Trentino, with the help of colleague, biologist Giulio dei Vescovi.
read more >The Castle has been owned since 1964 by the Matta family, who in the 1980s began in the accommodation business with six apartments inside the castle. Currently there are 16 guestrooms, including those inside the castle and the suites in the rectory. Under the walls we find an enchanting swimming pool with a panoramic view over the valley, a delight for the eyes.
read more >The wine cellar visit is structured as a ‘wine experience’: technical, emotive, sophisticated. The goal is to experience it without predefined paths, passing through the vinification, the vat, the concept of working with gravitational flow. Finally, the curtain opens on the barriccaia, a theatrical scenography with details that condense into a refined show.
read more >Volpaia currently has 33 inhabitants and 4 restaurants: the properties have now been reunited in large part by the Mascheroni Stianti family. In addition to the prestigious winery there is also a farmhouse, a restaurant and a bakery. The vegetables that arrive on the Castle’s tables come from half a hectare of a strictly organic vegetable garden. In fact, since 2000, the Volpaia winery too has been certified as organic.
The winery extends within the village buildings, connected by an engineering masterpiece: an underground wine pipeline, which goes under the streets of the town.