Sogni di Follia Rosso di Montalcino D.O.C. - Podere Le Ripi

A biodynamic winery in Montalcino that wants to go back to being a farm. For Francesco Illy, the current owner, this place represented a life’s dream, since 1998 when, while looking for a house in Tuscany, he came across this small corner of the world, at the time inhabited by a shepherd and his sheep. This is where it all started.

Making wine and taking care of the vineyards was the reason that brought the team at Podere le Ripi together and its vineyards was the place where they met. And as it often happens to those who dream big, so much more was added to their journey. Today more than 30 people wake up every morning to take care of everything that represents their small ecosystem, where in addition to vines they raise animals and bees, look after vegetable gardens, where fruit and olive trees are cultivated, ideas take shape, but more than anything they take care of the working culture by trying to respect their ethical and social principles and production philosophy. Biodynamic agriculture is, by definition, a philosophy that allows a farm to become a living being inside the broader context of the entire universe. At Podere Le Ripi they started undertaking biodynamic farming in 2012 and is now certified Organic and Biodynamic according to Demeter requirements.