The best wineries in La Spezia.
At the gates of the town of Sarzana, situated in the countryside and surrounded by vineyards, Tenuta La Ghiaia maintains the integrity of the original location, restored according to the canons of the ancient architectures. The vineyards are cultivated under organic management, stretch for five and a half hectares and are planted with Vermentino, Sangiovese, Merlot, Vermentino Nero, Massaretta, Albarolo and white Malvasia for wines that smell of the sea: Vermentino Atys, Rosso Undicinodi and the Vermentino Ithaa selection. A careful selection in the vineyard gives life to the production of grapes for Colli di Luni DOC wines of quality, available to buy directly in the Estate in the cozy tasting room of the winery. Moreover, extra virgin olive oil is produced.
Guests have access to five charming suites, equipped with every comfort and furnished in style and good taste. At the request of customers, a gym and guided tours of the winery and in the vineyards of the Estate are available for a full immersion of relaxation. And yet, the organization of events and special evenings make a visit to the farm a must.
The Natale Sassarini Winery has been, at the end of the 60s, one of the first wineries of the Cinque Terre to have an important role in the production and distribution of prestigious DOC wines of the place.
The company has become over the years a point of reference for some small vinegrowers, who confer here all their production.
The Sassarini winery produces DOC, IGT wines, Sciacchetrà and table wines. In addition to wines, it produces and supplies other products from Liguria, such as oil, salted anchovies in oil and tuna in oil, olives, capers, various sauces and vinegars.
As has happened in a widespread manner in the rest of the Colli di Luni, even in this cozy productive reality, just a stone’s throw from the old town of Sarzana, the 2008 harvest was lavish in terms of quality but scarce in terms of quantity. Andrea Kihlgren, therefore, has preferred to sacrifice either the Fontananera, a Merlot–based blend, and the selection of Vermentino Poggi Alti. In the latter case, base Vermentino takes advatage, that receives the contribution of the grapes normally intended for its older brother. We are in the house of a family of ancient winemaking tradition, it is therefore not surprising that the presence of certain varieties may appear innovative, while, instead, it has taken roots in these soils since not suspicious times. Clear examples are: Giuncro, an unusual blend of Tocai and Sauvignon, or Ghiartolo, a superb single–variety Merlot, which for years has been at the top of the company line and that this year has beaten itself.
The productive activity of the company makes use of modern technology while preserving the simplicity, in line with the tradition, which has so far characterized the workings.
The company currently owns and enjoys the availability of a set of land plots in the locality of Possaitara – Chiappella (town of Riomaggiore) that make up the more extensive plot.
While other properties, to a lesser extent, are located in the coast of Tramonti, in the locality of Schiara (municipality of La Spezia) and in other areas of the town of Riomaggiore: Bargone, Casen di Qui, Casen di Là, Val di Serra.
It continues in the winery located in the old town of Riomaggiore, partly carved into the rock, where the wine ready to bottling is preserved partly in stainless steel vats and partly in barriques.
A corner of the room has been equipped to preserve the testimonies of the rural culture, such as tools that, unchanged for centuries, have accompanied and allowed the work in the countryside and in the wine cellars.
Therefore, the bottles ready for commercialization are stored in a special air conditioned room in such a way that does not undergo sudden changes in temperature.
The business plan includes, in the coming years, many interventions in the recovery of the territory, understood as a reconstruction of the terraces collapsed where to plant new vineyards, citrus, herbs and fruit trees, and in the recovery of some cottages to be restored in their characteristic of rural productivity and to be prepared for the different objectives that the company has prearranged.
Azienda Agricola Ottaviano Lambruschi was founded in the middle of the 70s, when Ottaviano Lambruschi decided to leave his job in the mines of Carrara, and to purchase 2 hectares of wood in Costa Marina locality, in the municipality of Castelnuovo Magra.
With the help of his Brother Alessandro, and with a lot of determination, they created a Vineyard and a Wine.
In the 80s his son Fabio, graduated as agrotechnician, joined passion and new production techniques to create a modern and rational winery, without neglecting the tradition.
Over time, the company acquired new vineyards in valuable areas of viticulture in Liguria including Sarticola: a historic farm already famous in Roman times.
The ongoing research, combined with great love for growing and wine–making, characterize a product of the highest quality, which well represents the aspirations of the company.
The company owns 5 hectares of vineyards and buys grapes from local farmers of his confidence. The vineyards, situated on the hills surrounding the area, due to the characteristic shape of terraces, do not allow the use of mechanical means, then Mario and farmers work their land manually. Vineyards are at the sea and harvest is handmade.
Despite being a small company, the winery is equipped with all the most modern facilities, a pneumatic press for the pressing of white grapes, barrels–fridge for wine fermentation at a controlled temperature, and barrels for the aging of red wine.
Mario and Santina bring passion and care in all stages of production, from cultivation, to vinification and bottling, to constantly improve their product and to make it known even outside the production area.
Since when, in 1995, was attributed to the wines of the territory the "Colline di Levanto" DOC, the company’s wines have been awarded in the Mountain Wines International Competition sponsored by Cervim and several times at the Douja d’Or National Competition sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce of Asti.
The Baia Del Sole winery, located near the archaeological ruins of the ancient Luni di Ortonovo, derives its prestige from the lands where the native Vermentino has its most probable origin.
Since ancient times, even under the control of the Ligurians, the port of Luni was used as a mooring for merchant ships both by the Etruscans and by the Greeks.
To the latter, the first consecration of the port to the goddess Selene is ascribed. Luni, which gave its name to Lunigiana, was an ancient Roman city that is currently located on the border between Liguria and Tuscany, in the town of Ortonovo. Today only ruins remain of what was once a powerful maritime city.
Founded by the Romans in 177 BC, to establish an outpost against the Apuan Ligurians in their war of conquest of the Italian peninsula, Luni became famous for its harbor, from which shiploads full of marble of the Apuan Alps, Apennine forests’ timber, cheese and local wines, praised by Martial and Pliny, left.
In the Augustan age, Luni knew a further period of splendor, and subsequently in the Julius–Claudian period, thanks to the nearby marble, turned into monumental city. In the fifth century it was chosen as the seat of a bishop, a sign of the importance of the city, which in 272 gave even a Pope: Eutychian.
The history of this cozy farm begins in the mid 80s, a period in which Pier Luigi Neri, electrical engineer, inherited a nineteenth–century house and a plot of land in the hills north of Sarzana. A lover of nature, he started as a hobby to devote himself to viticulture, helped and supported by his wife Maria Antonietta Bacciarelli and their children, at the time still students. Today are the children, Alessandro and Davide, to lead with great effort the family winery and manage a diverse range of products, varied and reliable. Justified absent, this year, will be Passito dei Neri: the 2000 vintage will rest for some time more in the cellar.
The career of Ivan Giuliani started in Terenzuola, the family farm where he took his first steps into the world of wine, already since the first half of the 90s with the recovery of old vines that his grandfather Luigi, returning from New York because of the crisis of 1929, had purchased in the Municipality of Fosdinovo. The collaboration, started some years ago with his friend Marco Nicolini, famous local farmer entrepreneur, gave further impetus to a project that involves him also in Cinque Terre, in the small company initiated by the cardiologist Evasio Pasini.
The company was founded in 1993 thanks to its founder Roberto Petacchi, who made of the passion for the land of his grandfather, Pietro Giacomelli, his job.
The Giacomelli farm is located in Castelnuovo Magra, in the heart of Colli di Luni, where the land, thanks to its precious minerals, the mild temperature due to the proximity of the sea, is capable of producing wines of excellent quality. In this wonderful plot of land all the wines of Azienda Agricola Giacomelli are produced: Colli di Luni DOC Vermentino, Colli di Luni DOC Vermentino "Boboli", Colli di Luni DOC Vermentino "Le Pianacce", Colli di Luni DOC Red, IGT Golfo Dei Poeti White, IGT Golfo dei Poeti Red e IGT Golfo dei Poeti Raisin "Persichino".
A production of wines characterized by different terroirs, diverse grape varieties, but all grown with the same passion for the land and the territory.
The path of this talented winemaker arises in the Cinque Terre, where now a large part of his production is located, to arrive in 2003 to a project called Prima Terra. The harmony of his wines comes from many small elements, apparently disintegrated, that only he manages skillfully to mold as a good orchestra conductor. Even the name imposed to wines follows the originality of Walter.
Cooperativa Agricoltori in the valley of Levanto, which currently has 130 members, obtained in August 1995 the recognition of the DOC for its Colline di Levanto wine. The white wine, called Lievantu, has a delicate, persistent scent, with a slightly bitter aftertaste typical of the wines of eastern Liguria, while the red wine, called Canuet, is characterized by a dry, delicate and harmonious flavor.
The productions of Cooperativa Agricoltori in the valley of Levanto, although limited in quantity, are the result of wise cultivation techniques and of a modern winemaking that includes the Colline di Levanto DOC among the fine wines from an area with ancient winemaking tradition, like the province of La Spezia.
The Capellini have been vinegrowers in Volastra, in the heart of the Cinque Terre, for at least seven generations. The Company currently is run by Luciano in collaboration with his wife Pina and his son Mirco, without forgetting the valuable contribution of his mother Giulia Mergotti, who has been recently awarded a prestigious recognition for the commitment of a lifetime dedicated to the preservation of the territory. The orientation of production presents, for the time being, a small range consisting of three reputable wines.
Azienda Agricola SCORZA CESARE was founded thanks to the enthusiasm of the young owner, whose family has always worked in the field of viticulture.
In the highly suited areas of its vineyards, it produces only for its winery, both for the protection of the genuineness of the product and to protect the environment.
The grapes are vinified, in the traditional way, in the modern winery located in Manarola in the Cinque Terre area, under the watchful direction of the oenologist Giorgio Baccigalupi, whose ability are known and appreciated by all operators in the sector.
In the heart of the Cinque Terre, set in a beautiful natural amphitheater protected from the winds, the Buranco estate shows all its simple, but precious, charm to those who reach it by climbing from Monterosso.
Here, Rio Buranco, which gives its name to the property, before flowing into in the intense blue of the sea, goes through a valley that looks really as an anthology of what most characteristic this part of Liguria can offer.
An exceptionally unique environment, three and a half hectares of land cultivated with vineyards, olive groves and lemon trees by the Grillo family, with love and devotion; a choice of excellence in the Cinque Terre, declared by UNESCO "World Heritage Site".
Wine, brandy, oil, lemons and honey are the productions of Buranco. Small volumes for a high quality. All created in the same way. And by the same philosophy: finding a lost time and trying to make it ours again.
And, to fully understand the exceptionality of the place and its products it is really important to know the environmental treasure to which the Buranco gem belongs: the Cinque Terre; a myth that has always been associated with another myth: Sciacchetrà. A wine that comes from a unique viticultural landscape; in "villages" overlooking the sea, on tiny "bands" taken from the mountain with persistent fatigue; where, to speak like the great Veronelli, "crazy angels winemakers" move like acrobats.
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Via Falcinello, 127
Sarzana (La Spezia)
At the gates of the town of Sarzana, situated in the countryside and surrounded by vineyards, Tenuta La Ghiaia maintains the integrity of the original location, restored according to the canons of...
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Località Pian del Corso, 1
Monterosso al Mare (La Spezia)
The Natale Sassarini Winery has been, at the end of the 60s, one of the first wineries of the Cinque Terre to have an important role in the production and distribution of prestigious DOC wines of...
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via Santa Caterina, 6 19038
Sarzana (La Spezia)
As has happened in a widespread manner in the rest of the Colli di Luni, even in this cozy productive reality, just a stone’s throw from the old town of Sarzana, the 2008 harvest was lavish in...
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via Signorini, 91 19107
Riomaggiore (La Spezia)
The productive activity of the company makes use of modern technology while preserving the simplicity, in line with the tradition, which has so far characterized the workings.The company currently...
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Via Olmarello, 28 19033
Castelnuovo Magra (La Spezia)
Azienda Agricola Ottaviano Lambruschi was founded in the middle of the 70s, when Ottaviano Lambruschi decided to leave his job in the mines of Carrara, and to purchase 2 hectares of wood in Costa...
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via Zoppi, 11 19015
Levanto (La Spezia)
The company owns 5 hectares of vineyards and buys grapes from local farmers of his confidence. The vineyards, situated on the hills surrounding the area, due to the characteristic shape of...
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via Forlino, 3 19034
Ortonovo (La Spezia)
The Baia Del Sole winery, located near the archaeological ruins of the ancient Luni di Ortonovo, derives its prestige from the lands where the native Vermentino has its most probable origin....
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via Groppolo, 7 19038
Sarzana (La Spezia)
The history of this cozy farm begins in the mid 80s, a period in which Pier Luigi Neri, electrical engineer, inherited a nineteenth–century house and a plot of land in the hills north of...
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via Salita Castello, 137 19017
Riomaggiore (La Spezia)
The career of Ivan Giuliani started in Terenzuola, the family farm where he took his first steps into the world of wine, already since the first half of the 90s with the recovery of old vines that...
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Via Palvotrisia, 134 19033
Castelnuovo Magra (La Spezia)
The company was founded in 1993 thanks to its founder Roberto Petacchi, who made of the passion for the land of his grandfather, Pietro Giacomelli, his job. The Giacomelli farm is located in...
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Via Trarcantu, 25 19017
Riomaggiore (La Spezia)
The path of this talented winemaker arises in the Cinque Terre, where now a large part of his production is located, to arrive in 2003 to a project called Prima Terra. The harmony of his wines...
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Loc. Le Ghiare, 20 19015
Levanto (La Spezia)
Cooperativa Agricoltori in the valley of Levanto, which currently has 130 members, obtained in August 1995 the recognition of the DOC for its Colline di Levanto wine. The white wine, called...
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Via Montello, 240/b
Riomaggiore (La Spezia)
The Capellini have been vinegrowers in Volastra, in the heart of the Cinque Terre, for at least seven generations. The Company currently is run by Luciano in collaboration with his wife Pina and...
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Via R. Birolli, 61 19010
Riomaggiore (La Spezia)
Azienda Agricola SCORZA CESARE was founded thanks to the enthusiasm of the young owner, whose family has always worked in the field of viticulture.In the highly suited areas of its vineyards, it...
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Via Buranco, 72 19016
Monterosso al Mare (La Spezia)
In the heart of the Cinque Terre, set in a beautiful natural amphitheater protected from the winds, the Buranco estate shows all its simple, but precious, charm to those who reach it by climbing...
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