A Legacy treasure

It wine is Tuscany's lifebloond, it is stronger than in Tenuta Torciano winery, where Pierluigi Giachi , the winemaker that together with is wife Luciana and with his sons Emanuele and Vittoria, is bringing centuries of family tradition in a new age art of winemaking. His passion reflects the the history of this winery that borns three century ago and Pierluigi Giachi has a 13° generations vinters, winemaking literally runs through Giach's veins. Like his father before him, every first born in these 13° generations of tuscan winemakers, has been taught to maintain the growth of the Giachi vineyards located among 5 estate in Tuscany region. These experiences and qualities are found in all wines of Giachi's family, winery that has earned rating Italy's top classicification and carries major prestige worldwide.

The Tenuta Torciano was founded in the 1720 from Bartolomeo Giachi. The Giachi Family originally from Florence. Bartolomeo left Florence and moved to San Gimignano. The installion of the Giachi Family in Ulignano with Bartolomeo Giachi, it is witnessed from the documents and report that we have found.

This was to became a place to drink, to rest and to meditate for the thousand of pelgrims that passed to reach the city to Rome via San Gimignano. The Tenuta Torciano Location, near "Magione di Torri" brought trade and economic development to the Giachi Family through sales of WINE, CHIANTI, VERNACCIA DI SAN GIMIGNANO, RED and WHITE TABLE WINE, and OLIVE OIL.

Bartolomeo passed down the ART AND PASSION OF WINE MAKING to his son Gaetano, who then passed it down to his son Angiolo and successively to Alfredo, Romano and Pierluigi Giachi. The contact to the pilgrim and priests that passed San Gimignano every day heavily influenced the religius attitude of the Bartolomeo's niece, Veronica Giachi, who entered in the Convent of Cappuccine Nuns of Siena, and after some years Veronica became MATHER SUPERIOR.