The Museum of Agricolture and Wine in the farm building of Azienda Agricola Ricci Curbastro, the only one in Franciacorta, Lombardy, conserves thousands of objects bearing witness to the farm work of an age long gone. Launched ...
in 1986 it is the risult of the painstaking research the Gualberto Ricci Curbastro started more than thirty years ago.
4 rooms, divided by theme, can be visit by riservation in order to guide you through the story of work of yesterday and today.
An outdoor workshop to discover the vineyard in all its expressions, by simply working. 12 apartments in converted farm building located among the vineyards. All apartments are furnished with a full equipped kitchen and bed and bathroom linen is provided.
Ricci Curbastro family farming tradition is very long. Bottled wine was produced in Capriolo, Brescia, as far back as the 1800s, as can be seen today by the labels bearing the date 1885. It was trasformed into a modern wine producing company by Gualberto Ricci Curbastro in 1967, the year of D.O.C. Franciacorta was instituted.
27 of the company's 32 hectars (67 acres) are covered in vineyards, set out in compliance with the exacting direction of modern wine production and the Franciacorta Wine Consortium, to which the company has adhered since its foundation.
The cellar is always open to the public offering an opportunity to buy directly by the producers.
Monday to Sunday 9-12 am, 2-6 pm.
Please, make your riservation in advance.
