ABOUT US
History and territory.
The Niccolai family has deep roots in San Gimignano, particularly Luano Niccolai, founder of Tenute Niccolai, the original core of the Palagetto estate. Ever since he planted the first few hectares of vineyards at Santa Chiara, near the location of today’s winery, the estate has grown and expanded to include more than 60 hectares of land, primarily planted with vineyards and olive groves. San Gimignano is the homeland of a wine that breaks with the traditional definition of Tuscany as a land of red wines: Vernaccia di San Gimignano, the white queen of Tuscan grapes, surrounded on all sides by noble reds. This varietal, which lends its name to the local DOCG wine, is documented in the area since the thirteenth century; Vernaccia di San Gimignano is the only wine to be mentioned in Dante’s Divine Comedy. It is a sapid, mineral wine, fresh yet appropriate for ageing, ideally representing the spirit of the women and men of the land. Alongside Vernaccia di San Gimignano, Palagetto offers a vast selection of other wines, products of the creativity of the family that has always managed the estate and the illustrious oenologists it has worked with over the years.
ABOUT US
History and territory..
The Niccolai family has deep roots in San Gimignano, particularly Luano Niccolai, founder of Tenute Niccolai, the original core of the Palagetto estate. Ever since he planted the first few hectares of vineyards at Santa Chiara, near the location of today’s winery, the estate has grown and expanded to include more than 60 hectares of land, primarily planted with vineyards and olive groves. San Gimignano is the homeland of a wine that breaks with the traditional definition of Tuscany as a land of red wines: Vernaccia di San Gimignano, the white queen of Tuscan grapes, surrounded on all sides by noble reds. This varietal, which lends its name to the local DOCG wine, is documented in the area since the thirteenth century; Vernaccia di San Gimignano is the only wine to be mentioned in Dante’s Divine Comedy. It is a sapid, mineral wine, fresh yet appropriate for ageing, ideally representing the spirit of the women and men of the land. Alongside Vernaccia di San Gimignano, Palagetto offers a vast selection of other wines, products of the creativity of the family that has always managed the estate and the illustrious oenologists it has worked with over the years.Luano Niccolai
Luano Niccolai, a businessman of great acumen, had ancient roots in the land, coming from a family of farmers. At the time of Italy’s great economic boom, he left behind his farming roots to pursue a career in industry. He worked in a camper factory before putting his talent for enterprise to work and founding his own company, Rimor.
Sabrina Niccolai
By the ’80s the business was doing very well, and Luano decided to reinvest in his roots in the countryside. He started by purchasing a few hectares of vineyards, but the project he had in mind was much more ambitious: it took the form of Tenute Niccolai, a project continued and expanded by Luano’s daughter Sabrina.
A successful businesswoman with her father’s sparkle in her eyes, Sabrina consolidated what he had created and handed it all down to her three children.
The third generation
The third generation is once again led by a young woman: Arianna, the eldest of the three siblings, studied oenology before taking over from her mother at the helm of the company at the tender age of 24. Her younger brother Niccolò followed in her footsteps, taking over the organisation of work in the fields. The youngest brother, Luca, is still too young to play an active role in the family business, so we will have to wait a few years yet before we see him working alongside his sister and brother.
They all count on the experience and assistance of their mother Sabrina, who still plays an active role in the business.
Palagetto team
We believe in youth
Ours is a young company, with youthful leadership and a young team.
Most of the people who work here are under 40, and many are well under 30!
We’re serious about what we do, but at the same time we are willing to put ourselves on the line and lighten the heavy workload inevitably involved in working for a company of this size. These are the strong points of our team!
THE PALAGETTO TEAM
We believe in youth
Ours is a young company, with youthful leadership and a young team.
Most of the people who work here are under 40, and many are well under 30!
We’re serious about what we do, but at the same time we are willing to put ourselves on the line and lighten the heavy workload inevitably involved in working for a company of this size. These are the strong points of our team!
