Francesco Carfagna of Altura Vigneto.
Giglio Island, just 11 miles off the Tuscan coast, has a winemaking history as enduring as its ancient stone terraces, some of which are believed to date back to the Stone Age.
Its prominence continued through Etruscan and Roman times, and even Florence’s Medici family championed the island’s Ansonica wine.
Today, that legacy is kept alive by a group of fiercely dedicated winemakers who continue growing Ansonica despite gruelling conditions – what the Italians call ‘viticultura eroica‘, or heroic viticulture.
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