In the truest heart of Tuscany, where the hills seem hand-drawn and the rows of vines trace the landscape like musical scores, lies Radda in Chianti, embraced by vineyards and guarded by ancient walls, perched on the ridge between the Arbia and Pesa rivers.

Known as the "village of vineyards" by those who truly know it, Radda is a medieval jewel, shaped by narrow alleys, stone arches and towers. But what strikes the eye even before its intact architecture is the dense weave of vineyards stretching as far as the horizon around the village.