FATTORIA
Castello di Monteriggioni
di Luisa Masini Gozzi
Fattoria Castello di Monteriggioni was founded in 1964 by Alvaro Gozzi and his wife Luisa Masini Gozzi. Alvaro Gozzi, fashinated by winegrouning's world, bought lands, between Monteriggioni and Castellina in Chianti; he planted again the vineyards, and build the new wine cellar.He loved oenological world and he wanted to know much more every day; thank to his passion, the Fattoria produced early very good wines. During the years Alvaro Gozzi was able to obtein products, with quality always better; and so the wine's of Fattoria became famous in Italy and in more other countries.
When Alvaro Gozzi died, his role in Fattoria Castello di Monteriggioni, pass to his son Michela Gozzi, also director of an other venture of the family, the Hotel Monteriggioni (www.hotelmonteriggioni.net).
Today Fattoria Castello di Monteriggioni is managed by Tommaso Battignani, graduated in Winegrouning and Oenology. Thank to his studies and his passion, like his auntie and his grandfather, Tommaso works every day, to produced wines of high quality, to keep up the family's tradiction.