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Back in 1897 Domenico Triacca acquired 2,000 square metres of vineyards in Valgella, one of the best areas of the Valtellina. He built himself a small cellar where he could turn his own grapes into wine and allow them to mature, thereby establishing the “philosophy” behind Triacca of making wine exclusively from its own grapes – the essence of the “Dalla mia vigna” logo, which means “from my vine”. Triacca’s once modest holding has since gradually expanded to cover 40 hectares. The Triacca family later decided to grow vines in Tuscany, and in 1969 they acquired the Tuscan estate “La Madonnina”, in the heart of the Chianti Classico region. Today they have specialised vines covering some 100 hectares. In 1990 the family went on to acquire the “Santavenere” estate with 33 hectares of vineyards in the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano area, and in 1999 they entered the Maremma area by purchasing the “Podere Spadino” with its 40 hectares, planting Sangiovese vines on seven of these