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Cantina del Tufaio
CANTINA DEL TUFAIO
00039 Zagarolo · Lazio · Italy
About the estate
The Cantina del Tufaio estate is located in Zagarolo in the Roman countryside and is run by the family across six generations. The origins of the winery date back to 1881, when the ancestors built the farmhouse and excavated a tuff cave. The vineyards lie on volcanic soils between the Castelli Romani and the Prenestini Mountains. Farming has been organic since 2017, complemented by manual harvest and spontaneous fermentation using indigenous yeasts from the grapes. The portfolio includes the flagship traditional method sparkling wine, which ages in the historical tuff cave.
The eno directory lists 12 wines, mostly from Cabernet Sauvignon and Trebbiano.
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- founded
- 1881
- Certifications
- Organic (EU)
- Sells to
- Direct sales
- Languages
- Italian, English
Grape varieties
Wines (12)
Cantina del Tufaio
Aggì
- Grape varieties
- Malvasia laziale, Trebbiano Giallo
- Wine type
- White
- Alcohol
- 13 % vol
- Formats
- 0.75 l
History, roots, places and smells that bring us back in time. 4 days of fermentation with skin contact.
Cantina del Tufaio
AmMaria
- Grape varieties
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Wine type
- Red
- Alcohol
- 14.5 % vol
- Formats
- 0.75 l
“AmMaria” is the wine dedicated to the winemaker’s wife, Maria. Temperature-controlled maceration with skin contact for 10 days.
Cantina del Tufaio
Ammirose
- Wine type
- Sparkling · Pas Dosé
- Formats
- 0.75 l
Ammirose is an unrepeatable experiment which comes from a volcanic soil. Traditional Method sparkling wine Pas Dosé aged on yeasts for 10 years.
Cantina del Tufaio
Anike 2025
- Grape varieties
- Malvasia del Lazio, Trebbiano
- Wine type
- White · Sei Gemme
- Vintage
- 2025
- Alcohol
- 12.5 % vol
- Formats
- 0.75 l
Spontaneous fermentation, with 4 days of skin maceration. Color: Deep straw yellow. Nose: Green notes of ginger, ripe citrus fruits, Roman chamomile.
Cantina del Tufaio
Casale Tiberio
- Grape varieties
- Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon
- Wine type
- Red
- Alcohol
- 14 % vol
- Formats
- 0.75 l
Tiberio was the name of the owner of the land where now lies Cantina del Tufaio. Aging in barrique: 12 months.
Cantina del Tufaio
Passito
- Grape varieties
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Wine type
- Sweet · Passito
- Alcohol
- 15.5 % vol
- Formats
- 0.75 l
Long fermentation with skin contact (maceration) – 1 year of rest on fine lees in the cave. Colour: Golden-amber yellow.
Cantina del Tufaio
Prima Nicchia
- Wine type
- Sparkling · Ancestrale · Sei Gemme
- Formats
- 0.75 l
Prima Nicchia is the evolution to the past of our Tufaio Traditional Method, it is born out of the necessity to rediscover the ancient method of my Granpa Giggi.
Cantina del Tufaio
Sei Gemme
- Grape varieties
- Malvasia Puntinata, Trebbiano Giallo
- Wine type
- White · Sei Gemme
- Alcohol
- 12.5 % vol
- Formats
- 0.75 l
Long fermentation with skin contact (18 days of maceration). Colour: intense golden yellow, unfiltered.
Cantina del Tufaio
Sei Gemme Rosso
- Grape varieties
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Wine type
- Red · Sei Gemme
- Vintage
- 2023
- Alcohol
- 13.5 % vol
- Formats
- 0.75 l
Maceration on the skins for 10 days at a maximum temperature of 30°C. Aging in Tava amphora: 7 months.
Cantina del Tufaio
Tufaio
- Grape varieties
- Malvasia laziale, Trebbiano
- Wine type
- White
- Formats
- 0.75 l
This wine takes its name from our winery to praise the tufa on which Zagarolo lies.
Cantina del Tufaio
Tufaio Pas Dosè
- Wine type
- Sparkling · Pas Dosé
- Formats
- 0.75 l
Traditional method pas dosé sparkling wine, produced and aged totally inside the tufa cave hand-carved in 1881.
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