Join me, Kirby Allison, and my trusted companion Michele Calzolari as we continue our journey through Tuscany, exploring the rich heritage of Italian winemaking. Today, we have the privilege of visiting the historic winery of the Biondi Santi family at the stunning Castello di Montepò—a name synonymous with the creation of Brunello di Montalcino, one of the most celebrated wines in the world.
Sixth and seventh-generation winemakers, Jacopo and Tancredi Biondi Santi, graciously guide us through their family’s extraordinary legacy, sharing insights into the meticulous craftsmanship and time-honored traditions that have shaped their iconic wines since the late 1800s.
This unforgettable visit concludes in the winery’s breathtaking great room, where we savor of of the family’s most important vintages, while discussing the Bondi Santi’s family legacy—a moment that truly embodies the pursuit of quality, craftsmanship, and tradition.
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Visiting the Legendary Castello di Montepo Tuscan Winery: The Custodians of Brunello di Montalcino
00:00 Series Trailer
03:15 Episode Introduction
05:38 Meeting the Tancredi Family
08:00 History of Bondi Santi Wine
16:50 Entrance to house
31:34 How a wine heir is raised when his mother doesn’t drink?
34:30 How important is the land to the Bondi-Santi family legacy?
37:40 Stepping outside to see the beautiful vineyards
47:21 A trip into the cellars
55:50 Sitting down to taste beautiful wine
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24 Comments
Kirby, You are one class act
Some of the best wines and vintages in the world! Storied vineyards and tradition. You're among the greats, Kirby!
👍👍👍🍷🇮🇹
Loved this video! Thank you for doing what you do!
I thought they'd never drink the wine
Buon lavoro!
Kirby you are doing gods work, sharing these stories. Thank you !!
That family was already making wine even before the creation of the United States.
Being in the wine business, I was holding my breathe for this one. Glad you posted Kirby, cuz I was about to pass out 🤓! I'll be binge watching all weekend. Thanks Kirby!
Great content, Thank you to all involved
Feature film length. Wow.
Your video is the quality craftsmanship and tradition within itself. Thank you for sharing.
now these are some gentlemen
Superb video. Some enjoyable touches such as the ghost climbing up the stairs and seeing Kirby and running back down again !
Also the mystery of Kirby’s wine glass being empty and then full and then empty again as Tancredi explained his father’s wine philosophy at the end.
Magical wine indeed.
It might help folks watching to understand more about the family story.
Whilst Jacobo only built his business from the late 1980’s buying the castle and lands the presentation discusses all the generations of wine making previous family members.
The main business really ended with Jacobo’s father who died in 2013.
Whilst it continued for a short number of years with Jacabo being involved ( what with inheritance taxes etc to pay ) it was eventually sold off to a major drinks player and with son Tancredi exiting from that firm’s ownership in 2020 they then just have been focussing on the current wine producing business.
Sadly Jacabo fell out with his father quite badly by all accounts and it was this reason that led him to start off on his own in the 1980’s.
Excited for this series.
Ein wunderbares Video vielen Dank 💯
Imagine shining a pair of shoes with one of those wines, kirby!
Knob Cheese.
Fantastic work, Kirby!
Love you Italy 🌹🍷
This might just be one of the best cinematographic material regarding tuscan vineyards, interconnecting elements of elegance, class and tradition as always with Dear Kirby! Congrats, keep these coming… Next stop France, Mexico, etc.!
Some people always skips the intro for the series they watch, but yours sir, it is so well done and majestic I can't help myself but watch it!
Kirby, how can I contact you directly? I have an idea for your YT Channel that I'm sure you will love to hear about it.