The name Pieve de’ Pitti comes from the Florentine Pitti who owned the estate until the end of the XVII century and from the parish chapel of St. John of Pava, still consecrated (hallowed ground), that was built on the ruins of an ancient Etruscan church. The Pieve de ‘Pitti is located in the heart of the Terre di Pisa on topo of an hill, surronded by our vineyards Once the Castle of Pava was a little watching fortress of the way across the Era river and it had a little village around. Equipped with a strong soldier garrison, it was surrounded by solid fortifications. Sitting in a convergence point of the valley, it was probably a gathering point for military troops, before being directed to the Pisan border zone, when invasion threats happened. The property, with the villa with a chapel and several outbuildings, was in XII and XIII century a little fortified village, belonging to the bishops of Volterra. In 1620 it looks like a rural village: “in the name of Cav. Cosimo Di Jacopo Pitti’s sons, besides many plats in the countryside round Terricciola, “a farmhouse with pigeonhole and several appurtenances, in the place called Pieve, a piggery in front of the farmhouse and an olive grove with vegetable garden and an orchard all around” are registered. In 1794 the property was transferred to the sons of Anna Pitti and Federigo Lanfranchi Rossi, to whom it’s still registered in 1882. Through following transfer of property, our family became the owner in late ‘60s.

Pieve de' Pitti is a family run winery located inwest coast of Chianti. The family will welcome you, and we will be glad to suggest you best routes, lovely villages, tasting restaurants and secret places to visit ,to learn more about the Lands of Pisa.

Pieve de’ Pitti is located in the middle of these hills, in the very centre of Tuscany, and in 60-90 minutes you can reach all the art cities as Florence, Siena, Lucca, Pisa and the sandy beaches of Versilia or the cliffs of Castiglioncello and Cecina. Volterra is just 20 minutes away, San Gimignano a half hour drive away.