The Avignonesi winery was founded in 1974 and is located in the Tuscan Vino Nobile DOCG region of Montepulciano. The winery took a new direction in 2009 with the purchase of the winery by Virginie Saverys, a Belgian businesswoman, supported by a team of motivated young people, such as agronomist Alessio Gorini and oenologist Matteo Giustiniani. Virginie immediately turned to natural agriculture, through an organic and biodynamic approach, in harmony with the environment, a very challenging approach given the winery's 200 hectares of vineyards, but her courage has already paid off. The Avignonesi vineyard park is divided between eight vineyards in Montepulciano and two in Cortona, with different soils that allow for variety and experimentation in the vineyard. The philosophy of the work in the field is totally focused on respect for nature, with the use of biodynamic preparations to avoid as much as possible the introduction of copper and sulphur into the soil. Herbicides, pesticides and synthetic fertilisers are totally banned, replaced by green manure between the rows and phytotherapeutic infusions capable of strengthening the vine's natural defences. Avignonesi's wines, thanks to the conversion to organic and biodynamic methods, are changing for the better every year, with aromas and flavours that are increasingly broad and faithful to the land. The cellar, located on the Lodola estate, contains both large Slavonian oak barrels and French oak barriques. The vinsantaia, where the Vin Santo and Occhio di Pernice mature in "caratelli", is located at the Le Capezzine estate. Wines of great personality and balance, with a battery of Rossi and Nobili di Montepulciano of excellent quality. Simply extraordinary and not to be missed is the Vin Santo, for true connoisseurs.