Mario Piccini
Mario Piccini, the current managing director, started working with his father in 1982 when he was 20 years old. His sister Martina joined the company about ten years later.
Under the guidance of the 4th generation of the family, Tenute Piccini is one of the most distinctive, dynamic, and innovative family-owned Italian wine companies, with organically farmed, hand-harvested vineyards. The wines are grounded in tradition yet have a charming and fun personality, providing a bold and unique choice.
The Piccini Family own five estates in ltaly: Fattoria di Valiano, a prestigious estate in chianti classico area in the commune of Castelnuovo Berardenga; Tenuta Moraia in the Maremma region of coastal Tuscany; Villa al Cortile in Montalcino for the production of Brunello and Regio Cantina Basilicata region, specialized in the production of Aglianico del Vulture.
Vineyards located in Castellina in Chianti, one of the 8 cities of the Chianti Area, Tenute Piccini, or simply Piccini, is the very beginning of the Piccini Family saga. The estate, developed from only 7 ha in 1882, is now the main headquarter of Piccini Group, managing 400 ha of vineyards situated in the main wine areas of Tuscany, with a special focus on Chianti and Chianti Classico. Piccini today is one of the biggest players in Tuscany, whose Chianti production represents between 10%-12% of the entire Chianti production. Under the leadership of Mario and Martina, Piccini relies on a team of young professionals in Italy and strong partners abroad for its growing distribution network that already spans an impressive 72 countries.