Agricoltori del Geografico

The Agricoltori del Geografico was formed in 1961 by 17 farmers seeking to improve the quality of their produce and its commercial potential. Today the group ‘Geografico’ comprises 170 members and 60 winemakers in the most prestigious areas of Tuscany, covering an area equivalent to 571 hectares, and is owned by Piccini who added it to their portfolio in 2019.

Most of Geografico’s land falls under the DOCG quality standard with the main production areas being: Chianti Classico, Chianti Colli Senesi and Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Chianti Classico is produced from 250 hectares in the south of the region, at an altitude of between 280 and 600m above sea level, and in the province of Siena, a total of 160 hectares of vines produce Chianti Colli Senesi. Geografico’s aim is to produce wines that respect the traditions of Tuscany’s various regions while paying close attention to technical innovations that might further benefit their wines. Their headquarters, situated between Castellina in Chianti and Poggibonsi, is a vast warehousing, bottling and winery complex with oceans of room for further expansion. Environmentally mindful, a vast solar array provides a lot of their electricity, while they use their own ground water for washing thousands of bottles every day and recycle carefully.