Banfi

Banfi is the parent company that holds the famed Montalcino estate Castello Banfi as well as a a number of other estates and wineries located in Tuscany, the rest of Italy and around the world. Banfi was created in 1978 by the Italian American brothers, John, and Harry Mariani, when they acquired the Castello di Poggio alle Mura and surrounding vineyards to the southwest of Montalcino near Sant’Angelo Scalo. The aim was to simply produce the best Brunello di Montalcino (DOC/DOCG) possible from their carefully nurtured vineyards and state-of-the-art winery. As a result, the Mariani’s hired one of the greatest Italian winemakers of the time, Ezio Rivella, to turn their dream into reality. Almost half a century later, the estate is still family owned, now in the capable hands of the third generation with Cristina Mariani-May.

And more recently Banfi has invested in estates in The Pacific Northwest and Chile.