Where is Casa Vinicola Garofoli located?

The working cellar is at Via C. Marx 123 in Castelfidardo, on the Strada del Rosso Conero. Castelfidardo is in the province of Ancona. The company's registered office is in Loreto. Both sites sit in the Marche, about 25 km south of Ancona. They lie between the Conero coast and the Castelli di Jesi hills.

When was Casa Vinicola Garofoli founded?

Gioacchino Garofoli formally founded the firm in 1901. He built on the wine trade his father Antonio had started in 1871. It is the oldest winery in the Marche still run by its founding family. The fifth generation, under Gianluca and Caterina Garofoli, leads it now.

What wines is Casa Vinicola Garofoli best known for?

The flagship whites are Podium and Serra Fiorese, both Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi. The top red is Grosso Agontano, a Conero Riserva DOCG made only from Montepulciano. Garofoli also makes traditional-method sparkling wines, the Brut Riserva and Pas Dosé. The range rounds out with Rosso Piceno DOC and a sweet Verdicchio made from dried grapes.

Can you visit Casa Vinicola Garofoli?

Yes. The Castelfidardo cellar runs guided tours and tastings by reservation. Each tour can be tailored with vegetarian, vegan or coeliac options. The on-site shop is open Monday to Friday 9:00-13:00 and 15:00-19:30, and Saturday 9:00-13:00 and 15:30-19:30.

Is Casa Vinicola Garofoli sustainable or organic?

Garofoli farms under SQNPI, Italy's national scheme for lower-impact growing. It was among the first in the Marche to adopt, by choice, a regional farming code stricter than Italian national rules. The estate is not certified organic. Its quality systems have been certified to the ISO 9001 standard since 2001.

Which grapes does Casa Vinicola Garofoli grow?

The estate's roughly 50 hectares split three ways. Verdicchio grows in the Castelli di Jesi hills. Montepulciano grows on the Conero slopes, for Conero and Conero Riserva DOCG. Sangiovese grows further south for Rosso Piceno DOC. These three grapes are the backbone of Marche wine, and they define the Garofoli range.

Casa Vinicola Garofoli

Casa Vinicola Garofoli is the oldest winery in the Marche still run by its founding family. Gioacchino Garofoli founded it in Loreto in 1901. The fifth generation leads it today from a working cellar in nearby Castelfidardo. The estate farms about 70 football pitches of vines across the Conero, Castelli di Jesi and Piceno zones. The flagship whites are Podium and Serra Fiorese, both Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi. The flagship red is Grosso Agontano, a Conero Riserva DOCG.

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About Casa Vinicola Garofoli

The story starts in 1871. That year Antonio Garofoli began selling wine from a small inn on the pilgrimage road to Loreto. His son Gioacchino gave the firm its formal start in 1901 and dug the first underground cellar in the town. Five generations on, Gianluca and Caterina Garofoli run the company with their father Gianfranco and uncle Carlo. No other winery in the Marche has stayed in one family's hands for so long.

The working cellar now sits on Via Marx in Castelfidardo, on the Strada del Rosso Conero. The registered office stays in Loreto. About 124 acres of vineyards spread across three of the region's key denominations. Verdicchio grows in the limestone hills of Castelli di Jesi. Montepulciano grows on the slopes of Monte Conero, south of Ancona. Further south, the Piceno valleys grow Sangiovese for Rosso Piceno DOC.

Two very different flagships carry the reputation. Podium is a long-lived Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore, aged on its lees. Serra Fiorese is a Verdicchio Riserva built to age for at least a decade in bottle. The top red, Grosso Agontano, is a Conero Riserva DOCG made only from Montepulciano. That wine helped show what a serious Marche red could be. The house also makes traditional-method sparkling wines, the Brut Riserva and the Pas Dosé. Its original Garofoli Metodo Classico is counted among the first in the region.

The farming runs under SQNPI, Italy's national scheme for lower-impact growing. Garofoli was also among the first in the Marche to adopt a regional farming code stricter than national rules. The firm has held ISO 9001 quality certification since 2001. Visitors can book guided cellar tours and tastings at Castelfidardo. Vegetarian, vegan and coeliac options are available on request. An on-site shop sells the bottles and the family's olive oil.

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Via Arno, 9, 60025 Loreto, Ancona (Marche)

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Guided walk through the historic Garofoli cellars in Castelfidardo with a tasting of the estate's Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi and Conero wines. Vegetarian, vegan and coeliac options available on request. By reservation only.

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The working cellar is at Via C. Marx 123 in Castelfidardo, on the Strada del Rosso Conero. Castelfidardo is in the province of Ancona. The company's registered office is in Loreto. Both sites sit in the Marche, about 25 km south of Ancona. They lie between the Conero coast and the Castelli di Jesi hills.
Gioacchino Garofoli formally founded the firm in 1901. He built on the wine trade his father Antonio had started in 1871. It is the oldest winery in the Marche still run by its founding family. The fifth generation, under Gianluca and Caterina Garofoli, leads it now.
The flagship whites are Podium and Serra Fiorese, both Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi. The top red is Grosso Agontano, a Conero Riserva DOCG made only from Montepulciano. Garofoli also makes traditional-method sparkling wines, the Brut Riserva and Pas Dosé. The range rounds out with Rosso Piceno DOC and a sweet Verdicchio made from dried grapes.
Yes. The Castelfidardo cellar runs guided tours and tastings by reservation. Each tour can be tailored with vegetarian, vegan or coeliac options. The on-site shop is open Monday to Friday 9:00-13:00 and 15:00-19:30, and Saturday 9:00-13:00 and 15:30-19:30.
Garofoli farms under SQNPI, Italy's national scheme for lower-impact growing. It was among the first in the Marche to adopt, by choice, a regional farming code stricter than Italian national rules. The estate is not certified organic. Its quality systems have been certified to the ISO 9001 standard since 2001.
The estate's roughly 50 hectares split three ways. Verdicchio grows in the Castelli di Jesi hills. Montepulciano grows on the Conero slopes, for Conero and Conero Riserva DOCG. Sangiovese grows further south for Rosso Piceno DOC. These three grapes are the backbone of Marche wine, and they define the Garofoli range.

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