Bibi Graetz

Artist and self-taught winemaker Bibi Graetz founded his winery on the hill of Fiesole above Florence in 2000. He sought out old, high-lying vineyards on stony soils, planted to native Tuscan grapes such as Sangiovese, Canaiolo and Colorino. He also designs the wine labels.

In the Fiesole red-wine cellar, fermentation starts spontaneously in open-top barrels, with the grape skins punched down by hand. The whites draw on old Ansonica vineyards on Giglio, where the vines grow in granite-derived sand close to the sea.