The estates of Tenuta di Trinoro in Val d’Orcia in southern Tuscany and Passopisciaro on Mount Etna in Sicily were both founded by visionary vintner Andrea Franchetti.

TENUTA DI TRINORO 

Andrea Franchetti nurtured a particular love for full-bodied, expressive Bordeaux, and when he encountered the pristine beauty of Val d’Orcia in Tuscany, it lit in him the desire to become a vintner. This was in the 1980ies. At Trinoro he found a unique climate, influenced by nearby mountains, and he found clay and limestone, so very similar to the soil of Bordeaux. He planted Cabernet Franc and Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot, creating the first winery in this hidden corner of Tuscany, which quickly gained a "cult" status, thanks to its full, expressive and quite unusual Tuscan red wines. 

PASSOPISCIARO 

In 2000 Andrea Francetti arrived on Mount Etna in Sicily and was awestruck by the otherworldly beauty of the volcano. 

He became a trailblazer for the wine producers of the area, leading the quality renaissance which has put Etna wines on the map of fine wine lovers world wide by bringing new focus to the local grape variety Nerello Mascalese and building the foundation for the Contrade parcellization which lies at the heart of Etna red wine today.

Passopisciaro is also known for the wine Passobianco, an original mountain Chardonnay, and for “Franchetti”, a thoroughly original blend of Petit Verdot and Cesanese d’Affile, consolidating the eternal pioneering role of Passopisciaro on Etna. ple might expect.

Today Benjamin Franchetti, Andrea’s son, stands at the helm of the two estates.