Fabrizio Dionisio

the property included an olive grove and a vineyard. Even though at the time it was only a vacation home, my family’s dream was, even then, to settle more and more in Tuscany and to preserve that corner of paradise by eventually establishing a winery that would finally enhance the natural, extraordinary vocation of the territory for grape cultivation. A unique scenario.

Vineyards with Cortona in Sight

We find ourselves in a sort of plateau nestled among the heights of Casentino, those that delimit the upper Tiber Valley and the Val d’Orcia, dominated by the ancient and noble city of Cortona, nestled on the slopes of Mount S. Egidio and overlooking an enchanting panorama that stretches from Lake Trasimeno to Mount Cetona, from Montepulciano to Mount Amiata. Today, at “Il Castagno,” you can find, in addition to the ancient family home and part of the vineyards, the wine cellar and the barrel room.