Winery · Populonia
Populonia & Gulf of Baratti
Populonia, named after Fufluns the Etruscan god of wine, was the only Etruscan city built on the sea overlooking the Gulf of Baratti, now an open-air archaeological museum revealing 2,000 years of coastal Etruscan civilization.
What to do there
Wineries nearby
- Winery · Bolgheri Ornellaia Marquis Lodovico Antinori founded this Super Tuscan icon in 1981 on the Tyrrhenian coast.
- Winery · Tuscany Masseto Masseto, the legendary Super Tuscan Merlot from a former clay quarry overlooking Bolgheri (1986-present), has earned twelve perfect 100-point scores since debut.
- Winery · Tuscany Tenuta San Guido (Sassicaia) The original "Super Tuscan" that shattered Italian wine classifications — Tenuta San Guido's Sassicaia proved Bordeaux grapes belong in Tuscany.