The best wineries in Sarzana.
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.
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 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.
Less than two kilos of copper pentahydrate and a little wettable sulfur are the treatments carried out per year. Self–produced green manure, compost and wood chips are the nourishment with whom I feed the land where they my ladies grow. Earthworms, bred on purpose, are my operators of the underground. I do not run any filtration nor fining. I pursue the goal of being able to make a good wine, elegant, mineral, with varietal scents specific of Vermentino through the respect of the soil and of my vines.
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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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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...
CONTATTA & PRENOTA
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 de Molini 72 - Bradia 19038
Sarzana (La Spezia)
Less than two kilos of copper pentahydrate and a little wettable sulfur are the treatments carried out per year. Self–produced green manure, compost and wood chips are the nourishment with whom...
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Via Mazzini 57 19038
Sarzana (La Spezia)
Via Groppolo 7 19038
Sarzana (La Spezia)
Via Santa Caterina 19038
Sarzana (La Spezia)
11/13, v. Mascardi 19038
Sarzana (La Spezia)
