La Tosa

Estate story

The story of La Tosa begins with two brothers born in Milan, raised between city life and deep family roots in the countryside of the Piacenza province.

Their mother came from Vigolzone, while their father was from Milan, and both brothers were initially expected to follow in his footsteps and pursue a career in medicine. Life, however, had a different path in store.

Stefano’s passion for wine began to take shape at the age of seventeen. In 1978, when Italian wine culture was still in its formative years, he attended his first tasting courses with the Italian Sommelier Association.

Ferruccio, on the other hand, felt a natural and immediate connection to rural life, never fully adapting to the rhythm of the city.

In 1980, Ferruccio purchased two adjacent parcels of land near a farmhouse known as La Tosa. One of the plots included the old rural building itself, which the family acquired with the idea of starting a small farming project as a shared passion.

Vineyards had already been planted on these lands since the 1960s, and the family cared for them on weekends with the help of a neighboring farmer.