PIAN DEL PINO

It means personally overseeing every stage of our work.

We cultivate our own vineyards, vinify the grapes we grow and follow each wine through to bottling.

We cultivate our own vineyards, vinify the grapes we grow and follow each wine through to bottling.

“Made by our own hands” means exactly this: maintaining a direct connection with what we produce, from the land to the bottle.

The M.A.N. Method is the guiding principle behind everything we do at Pian del Pino.

M.A.N. stands forHands, Autonomy and Nature, three simple ideas that shape our daily work.

Hands,because we believe in direct observation and being present in the vineyard every day.

Autonomy,because we grow, vinify and bottle only the grapes we produce ourselves.

Nature, because every decision should respect the biological processes that sustain healthy soils and healthy vines.

It is not a rulebook, but a working philosophy built through experience and refined year after year within our own agricultural ecosystem.

For us, organic farming means creating the conditions for the soil to remain alive and fertile over time.

It is not simply a matter of replacing one product with another.

It means encouraging biodiversity, maintaining healthy soils and reducing dependence on external inputs as much as possible.

Woodlands, hedgerows, beneficial insects, native vegetation and vineyards all belong to the same living agricultural system and contribute to its balance.

Spontaneous fermentation relies entirely on the native yeasts naturally present on the grapes and in the winery environment.

It is a choice that reflects our philosophy because it allows us to accompany a natural process rather than replace it unnecessarily.

Is a pied de cuve a spontaneous fermentation?

Strictly speaking, no.
Although it uses indigenous yeasts, a pied de cuve is a controlled starter culture and therefore differs technically from true spontaneous fermentation.

For us, the cellar is simply a continuation of the work carried out in the vineyard.

The quality of a wine begins with the quality of the grapes.

Our role in the cellar is not to correct what comes from the vineyard, but to preserve its character, intervening only when genuinely necessary.

Our goal is to guide the wine, not to manufacture it.

Minimal intervention means doing only what genuinely benefits the wine.

It does not mean never intervening, but avoiding practices that serve no real purpose.

Every decision should have a clear technical reason and help preserve the wine’s identity.

For us, simplicity is not about doing less, but about avoiding what is unnecessary.

For us, quality is a wine’s ability to express its origin clearly.

It is not defined by concentration, power or conformity to a particular style.

A great wine should be balanced, distinctive and true to the place, the vintage and the grape varieties from which it comes.

More than anything else, it is this authenticity that defines quality.

Our small scale and limited production allow us to follow every vineyard and every wine directly.

It is not a romantic choice but a practical one.

Knowing each parcel personally, observing the vines continuously and intervening only when needed reduces the need for standardisation.

Remaining small allows us to maintain a direct relationship with everything we produce.

The identity of our wines comes from the meeting of place, vintage and farming decisions.

There is no recipe that can make a wine truly distinctive.

Every harvest brings different weather conditions and calls for different choices.

Rather than eliminating those differences, we preserve them as an essential part of each wine’s identity.

Yes.
Our wines express characteristics that we believe are deeply connected to the Pianalti del Valdarno.

They often show freshness, minerality and a vibrant tension that is unusual for inland Tuscany.

Ancient soils rich in gravel, sand and silica, together with the local climate, help produce wines that are elegant, focused and capable of ageing gracefully.

Instead of pursuing power, our aim is to preserve balance, finesse and a clear sense of place.