Let’s meet Dr. Saverio Luzzi at Villa La Ripa!

At Villa La Ripa, the art of the vineyard has been handed down for centuries.

The old renaissance farmhouse, built around a tower from the year 1000, and the fine wine cellar are nestled on the gentle hills of the Chianti area

of Arezzo near Siena and Florence, in the heart of Tuscany.

Seasons, years, and centuries go by but the first goal at Villa La Ripa

has always been to obtain wines of great quality and elegance, an authentic expression of the Tuscan territory.

Saverio Luzzi is a renowned neuroscientist who bought Villa La Ripa as his week-ends and holiday retreat, with no intention whatsoever of producing wine.

However, while he was restoring the house he discovered antique artefacts of Roman times including jars for the storage of olive oil and wine

of the first recorded owner of Villa La Ripa: Marcus Peconio, a noble Roman from the 2nd century!

After that discovery Dr. Saverio couldn’t excuse himself from continuing the millennial tradition, so he decided against cutting the vineyards as originally planned

Interested in making your wine selection more interesting and diverse?