For many generations the Falchini family, current owners of the San Gimignano estate (called Casale), have been involved in viticulture, winemaking and botanicals. In the Florentine State Archives
In 1927, Alberto Bartali and his wife Leda Pucci founded the estate in the heart of the Chianti hills. Under the management of their son Rivo, the estate took on a more important role in the wine