Winemaking at Fubbiano Fubbiano’s 20 hectares of vineyard produce around 100,00 bottles a year, making it one of the largest producers in the Lucchesia. This will increase to probably around 150,000 bottles over the next few years as newly replanted vineyards begin to reach maturity. The first wine was bottled Read more…
Bacco is crowing the Montecarlo tourist season with a series of events from 28 August to 8 September, weekends 6 pm to midnight, weekdays 7.30 pm to midnight. This year the garden of the Instituto Pellegrini Carmignani in Via Roma, which recently underwent a conservative restoration, is the site of Read more…
In vino veritas Convinced that there is no more sane and simple way to live than the Montecarlo way, you may now be ready to join us on a country tour. Landscapes that have not been overly re-modelled (sometimes ruined in the process) offer scope for the immagination, for self-expression Read more…
Lucca and its territory do not only have extra virgin olive oil, they also boast a very respected wine production, which is becoming ever more noteworthy. The wines of the hills of Lucca and of Montecarlo possess a tradition which, based on precise historical documents, dates back to mediaeval and Read more…
Montecarlo wines One of the oldest wines in Tuscany comes from the Lucchesia: Montecarlo. Almost certainly wines were already being grown in this area in Etruscan and Roman times: according to the experts, the ancient name of Montecarlo, Vivinaja, comes from “via vinaria”, the road that joined the via Cassia Read more…