Poggio Argentiera was founded in 1997 purchasing the Adua farmhouse, dating back to the early twentieth century, the period of the reclamation of Maremma. Gianpaolo Paglia, an agronomist of Maremma origins, and Justine Keeling, an English marketing manager, began to produce Morellino di Scansano from the approximately 6 hectares of old and valuable vineyards, to which, later, new facilities of modern design and a new winery were added. Today, the company currently consists of two farmhouses, typical Maremma farms, located in two different areas of the Maremma of Grosseto. The Adua farmhouse, with the business center and the wineries, is in close proximity of the Natural Park of Maremma, along the coastal area of the town of Grosseto, while the Keeling farmhouse is located in the hilly area to the north of the town of Scansano, on the slope overlooking the Amiata mountain.
The company, though newly formed, has already received considerable acclaim from the Italian and international press (6quot;Tre Bicchieri" by Gambero Rosso, "Vini dell’Eccellenza" by L’Espresso).
