Azienda vinicola "Le Coste" s.a.s.
di Grati Giuliano & C.

Viale Duca della Vittoria 139,
50068 Rùfina (Florence)
TEL. and FAX +39 055 8397009

OWNER
Giuliano Grati

ENOLOGIST
Giuliano Grati

PERSON IN CHARGE OF VINEYARDS
Walter Mencacci

CONSULTANTS
Vittorio Pandolfi and Antonio Grati

TYPE OF FIRM
Winery and farm

SURFACE AREA OF VINEYARD
3 ha with Sangiovese, Trebbiano toscano, Malvasia del Chianti and Colorino varieties and 1 ha with Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet. There are also approximately 15 ha in Reggello.

TOTAL SURFACE AREA OF ESTATE
31 ha. The owners also have another 100 ha farm at Reggello.

YEAR IN WHICH FIRM WAS FOUNDED
1948. This winery is a development of the existing company located at Reggello and active since 1932.

CELLAR CAPACITY
around 1000 hl in the farm and 6500 in the winery.

EMPLOYEES - 5

NUMBER OF BOTTLES PRODUCED
100.000 plus 450.000 flasks and 1.5 lt. bottles

TOTAL PRODUCTION
Approximately 7.000 hl per year

DESCRIPTION OF ESTATE
The cellars are located in a modern building situated in the centre of Rùfina, surrounded by a garden of lime and horse-chestnut trees. The farm is on the hills which go from Rùfina up to Pomino. The winery where the grapes from the Grati vineyards are made into wine is located in farmhouses situated inside the estate.

HISTORY OF THE ESTATE AND ITS PEOPLE
At the end of the nineteenth century the Grati family produced wine and liqueurs (Vermut, Passito, Aleatico, Occhio di pernice...) in the Rùfina area. In 1932, the family business was divided up between brothers Federico and Giulio Grati; the latter moved to Reggello where the Grati family owned another farm and here Giulio built his winery calling it "Fattoria Le Coste". In 1948, Giulio and his son Antonio brought their winemaking business back to Rùfina. Still using the name "Le Coste", they decided to produce and market wine made in that area.

BIOGRAPHY OF THE OWNERS
Antonio Grati was born in 1927 and obtained a certificate of non-graduate agricultural technician in Florence. In 1942 he began working alongside his father producing wine and then continued the business by running and enlarging the "Le Coste" winery. In 1980, his son Giulio, born in 1958, joined the company. After studying accountancy, Giuliano took over the management of the family business and, in 1993, he inherited complete responsibility for the company from his father. Giuliano Grati is a qualified Sommelier.

WINES PRODUCED
Chianti Rùfina d.o.c.g., Chianti d.o.c.g., Vin Santo del Chianti d.o.c.