The estate
Vino & Vigna is a fictional wine estate created to show the POLYMATH theme. Vintages, regions and tasting notes are demo content. Please drink responsibly.
One family, one south-facing hill in Tuscany, and a stone cellar at the top of it.
The family (demo story)
Three generations on one hill
-
1962
Planting the hill
The family plants Sangiovese on the south slope, between the olive trees that were already there.
-
1985
The stone cellar
The old barn at the top of the hill becomes a cellar, and the first Riserva goes into large oak barrels.
-
2004
Nothing wasted
A small still arrives, and the pomace from each harvest becomes our grappa.
-
Today
The Riserva we pour now
Shop the RiservaThe 2019 vintage: two years in oak, then a long rest in the bottle before it leaves the cellar.
The estate (demo)
Small by choice
- south-facing hill
- 1
Every estate wine comes from the same slope.
- years in oak
- 2
For the Riserva, in large old barrels.
- picked by hand
- 100%
Into small crates, at first light.
- first vines planted
- 1962
By the grandparents, on the south slope.
And a few friends
Bottles we do not make
The sparkling wine, the Barolo and the amaro come from friends whose cellars we visit every year. We bring in a few cases of each and tell you exactly where they come from.
- Metodo Classico from Franciacorta
- Barolo from a cellar in Piedmont
- Amaro made for us in Sicily
Letters from the estate
News from the hill
Harvest reports and new releases, four times a year.
For adults of legal drinking age only.