Poggio al Tufo was the first of the Tommasi Family Estates to be located outside of Valpolicella, where the historical winemaking family is based since 1902. Seeing tremendous potential in this coastal stretch of Tuscany, the Tommasi family purchased 163 acres of land in 1997. The micro-climate is typical of Southern Tuscany: a hot and dry climate, with little rainfall in the summer and temperate breezes throughout the year from the nearby Tyrrhenian Sea. After a meticulous soil and climate analysis, the estate was replanted with selected clones of traditional and international grape varieties. Poggio al Tufo encompasses 3 estates in different areas of the Maremma, each with its own unique micro-climate, but all sharing the influence of volcanic soil and Mediterranean breezes.