Cecchi Family Passion & Progress

Imported to India by Fratelli Wines, Famiglia Cecchi represents one of Tuscany’s top family wineries blending innovation with tradition

The Cecchi (pronounced chekki), Family Group was founded in 1893 by Luigi Cecchi, a man of vision who understood the potential and quality of Tuscany wines, in particular that of the character of its indigenous Chianti Classico, made from the noble Sangiovese grape. Today Cecchi represents one of Tuscany’s top family wineries thanks to Luigi Cecchi’s farsightedness and philosophy, defined as a perfect blend between innovation and tradition.

From generation to generation the family has always taken care to respect tradition, yet at the same time acknowledging that growth and progress is achieved by experimentation, followed by patience and passion. Most importantly agronomic and vineyard decisions taken over the past decades have always aimed at focusing on safeguarding the ecological future of the land through minimal environmental impact.

Tuscany’s breathtaking landscape is much admired by all, for its undulating hills lined with waves of silvery olive trees and horizons of vineyards, with terracotta coloured farmhouses and emblematic cypress trees, a sight that takes one back to its Renaissance origins, where time seems to have stopped. The Tuscan wine industry has steadily sailed forward through centuries of grape growing and winemaking, rewarding those who have a clear vision of quality production without sacrificing authenticity.

The charming Chianti Classico village of Castellina in Chianti in the heart of Tuscany is home to Cecchi’s headquarters and production centre which today manages some 130 staff; 299 hectares of family-owned vines and an additional 71 hectares of rented vines producing some eight million bottles which are exported to over 50 countries. The story of Cecchi has been quite a journey from its modest farming origins to the 1930s when the Cecchi family name became known far and wide outside its Chianti borders.