The Folonari family has been working in the wine sector since the end of the eighteenth century. In 1825 the family activity became Fratelli Folonari company, wholly owned, whose mission was to develop, produce and distribute the best Italian wines in the world.
In 1912 Italo Folonari, the grandfather of Ambrogio Folonari, with his brother Francesco, bought the Ruffino company, known at the time for typically packaged in flasks Chianti.
After the Second World War, some profound changes in Italy in terms of economic growth and standard of living became highly visible. This trend influenced the wine sector, in which the Folonari family, especially Ambrogio, were among the first to promote this new trend by producing high quality wines that helped to create the “new frontier” of Italian wine. At the end of the 60s the family sold the Fratelli Folonari company, which was placed on the segment of table wines, and began to focus on the bottled wines originally thanks to the purchasing of the famous estate of Nozzole near Greve in Chianti, in the heart of Chianti Classico. At the same time they bought other estates in Tuscany with the aim of producing fine wines, including Cabreo, designed by Ambrogio in the 80s.
In 2000, Ambrogio left the Ruffino company and the rest of his family and the created with his son the Ambrogio and Giovanni Folonari Estate taking some of the best agricultural properties. In this way, a group of companies located in the most suited areas of Tuscany was created:
In addition to these wine, some of the estates produce some other typical specialties such as Vin Santo, in particular that of Nozzole, the oil extra virgin olive oil, such as the fruity of Nozzole wine, the soft one of La Fuga and the harmonic one of Campo al Mare. Finally, using the best vinasse, the finest brandies of Pareto, Cabreo, Torcalvano, Le Due Sorelle and Spalletti were produced. Upon completion of this representative range excellent wines, spirits and food specialities were selected.
