From the museum’s website:
The idea of creating this exhibition space to showcase the traditions and history of this land came from a family of entrepreneurs with roots in the area, who have been collecting artifacts and materials related to it for years.
The entire setup was in fact desired by Lorenzo and Stefano Bencistà Falorni, owners of the famous Antica Macelleria Falorni and Enoteca Falorni , places of worship for good food and wine.
The space housing the Wine Museum recounts a centuries-old history through its walls. Always used as a winery, its corridors and rooms, some of which were used as vats for harvesting grapes, represented the economic heart of Greve for years. They boast a history of noble and illustrious owners. Built in 1893 by Ernesto Leproni, they have changed names and owners over the course of a century. They became the Unione Produttori Vino Chianti in 1906; formed by noble landowners, it can be considered the forerunner of the Chianti Classico consortium; then the Cantine Mirafiori, owned by Alberto Emanuele Guerrieri, Count of Mirafiori, eldest son of Bela Rosin, the morganatic son of King Vittorio Emanuele II of Italy.
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