NEWS
WELCOME TO RIPA D'ORCIA CASTLE (1213 - 2009)HOSPITALITY IN HISTORICAL RESIDENCE - RELAX AMONG GREAT WINES (Open since 1990) - Owners/Innkeeper: Aluffi Pentini Rossi Family *************************************************
*** RIPA D'ORCIA CASTLE - WINERY *** DIRECT SALE OPEN EVERY DAY
Castle's Wines ( Ripa d'Orcia Blend Doc Orcia,Terredisotto Pure Sangiovese Barrique Doc Orcia,Ripagrande Sangiovese IGT Toscana,Le Piaggie White Wine Chardonnay & Vermentino IGT Toscana) , Extravirgin Olive Oil (Special Selection),Vinsanto (doc) - Visa & MC welcome
HOSPITALITY 2009 (INDIVIDUAL ROOMS B&B AVAILABLE , SELFCATERING APTS. & DINNER)-POOL WITH BREATHTAKING VIEWS OVER THE VIRGIN VALLEY - BEST INTERNET RATE GUARANTEE -
Open from 21th March to 31st October 2009 DINNER with WINES ESTATE : closed on mondays - exquisite peasant cuisine -(reservation required)
BARBARA TAMBURINI - WINEMAKER
New philosophy brings Barbara Tamburini to Castello di Ripa d'Orcia Wines Estate. She has been awarded with the Slow Food Award as Italy’s youngest oenologist, with the 2004 Wine Oscar Nomination for the category of Best Oenologist and with the 2004 Tuscany Wines Award. She has also gained oenological and wine-growing experience abroad, at the Viña Robles in Paso Robles, California, where she participated in the qualitative and quantitative decisions for the 2001 harvest and in drawing up the program for the management of new plantings. Barbara has recently also reached the Luigi Veronelli 2007 Award as best up-and-coming young Italian winemaker "for the sensibility and the engagement with which she has found the best interpretation key for the superlative quality wines, that they can answer for the demands of the modern costumer with elegant sobriety, without excesses
RIPA D'ORCIA CASTLE -WINES :TERREDISOTTO 2005 included in Maroni's Annuario 2009.
OUR WINE TERREDISOTTO 2005 HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FAMOUS ANNUARIO DEI MIGLIORI VINI 2009 EDITED BY l. MARONI. it scored 87/100.
RIPA D'ORCIA CASTLE - WINES: DIPLOMA DI MENZIONE SPECIALE PER IL "RIPA D'ORCIA 2005" all'VIII SELEZIONE DEI VINI DI TOSCANA.
Consegna del Diploma durante il VINITALY 2009 presso lo stand di Toscana Promozione *************************************************
### RipART: MIRIAM SLAATS - BOTTIGLIE D'AUTORE ###
The famous dutch painter MIRIAM SLAATS has created the new labels of RIPAGRANDE and LE PIAGGIE WINES. www.slaatsart.nl **************************************************
RIPA D'ORCIA CASTLE SELECTED BY :
K.... B.... TRAVEL GUIDES Wine Country Historical Residence B&B Orcia Valley -Tuscany
WEDDING IN TUSCANY
For your wedding in Tuscany visit: www.weddingsandweddings.com
LAST CHANCE for ANIMALS (LCA)
Visit: www.LCAnimal.org
MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES
Read MSF Activities on www.msf.org
RIPA D'ORCIA CASTLE SELECTED BY : ITALYTRAVELLER.COM
( Tuscany - Val d'Orcia - Historical Residences)
GOOGLE EARTH
FLY TO " Ripa d' Orcia " WITH GOOGLE EARTH