A Brief History

The uncanny Etruscans around 600 BC were the first population to colonize and shape the Chianti landscape. The early inhabitants abandoned the main herding activities devoting themselves mainly to agriculture and introducing the cultivation of the vine. Later on, the Romans imported the olives stimulating a lively rural market exchange.

In 1384, the Lega del Chianti was established, and later, its brand became the black rooster on a golden background. Among its purposes was regulating the relations between the territories of Radda, Gaiole, Castellina, and the producers of red wine. The Middle Ages were hard times, and Chianti suffered all sorts of hardships, invasions, banditry, and famine. The disputes between the republics of Florence and Siena seemed endless and often led to bloody clashes that finally ceased in 1555 with a treaty that brought peace and settled their borders.

Tregole's roots can be traced as far back as 1003, where a document mentions the farm owned by a Lombard family that produced wheat, wine, and raised livestock.

In the 1300s, Tregole became the residence of the Palagi family. In 1580 they built the chapel dedicated to San Giuseppe and remained owners until the 1960's when the last Palagi heir, elderly and childless, sold the properties and, after a period of alternation of owners, the Conte family purchased this spectacular slice of heaven. 

Today Tregole is mainly a mother-daughter affair, Sophie manages the farm with the energy and passion of her young age, and Edith supervises the accommodations, the gardening, and cooking classes. The business includes a fine wine production of 5.5 ha and can accommodate twenty guests.