The winery

CasalFarneto: getting to know Verdicchio

In Le Marche region, in between the sea and the Apennines, one of the most beautiful hilly landscapes of Ancona’s province unfolds – it’s the land of prestigious wines such as Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi. Here, with its 35 acres of vineyard, CasalFarneto Wine Estate is located, where technology, tradition and sustainability combine to produce wines of excellence. Under the shade of Farnetto oaks, from which the Estate gets its name, the farmhouse boasts the cultivation of white and red grapes, with particular attention to organic wine.

1994

Our story begins when four partners decided to purchase the old farmhouse of a farm: with the resources available and many hectares surrounded by sturdy Farneto oak trees — from which we take our name. We started with a trio destined to remain a stronghold: Fontevecchia, Grancasale, and Cimaio, which still today represent the pillars of our production. 1995 marked the first harvest of Fontevecchia and Grancasale, while for Cimaio, we had to wait until 1996.

2005

After ten years, the small pink house of our beginnings could rest and make way for a new chapter. The new winery, designed by architect Nazzareno Petrini, marked our first major transformation: a “technological farm” immersed in greenery, respecting and following the rhythms of nature.

2019

We welcome Casale Rita, an ancient farmhouse being restored to become our new sales and hospitality center for visits and tastings, also designed by Nazzareno Petrini. From the large windows and terrace of Casale Rita, you can enjoy breathtaking views of the surrounding vineyards and villages.

2021

Thanks to the collaboration with Stefano Chioccioli, a winemaker and agronomist who has always been attentive to the environment and organic farming practices, a new path of sustainability and development has begun.

2024

This is a special vintage as we celebrate a milestone we are truly grateful for: the winery’s 30th anniversary. These 30 years have been wonderful and full of meaning — a story that still has many beautiful chapters left to write.

“To us, wine must represent the “terroir” and its culture. Each bottle expresses land, tradition, culture and work. It often becomes the souvenir of a pleasant holiday to remember, like a good old postcard to oneself or friends.”
Paolo

The CasalFarneto Guide

Roots in the future

Territory, quality, and innovation form a trio of values aligned with the desire to improve and offer consumers a product that is unique and unlike any other.
The strong personality of CasalFarneto wines is the result of continuous experimentation, aimed at telling the story of Marche’s winemaking tradition in an increasingly modern and natural key.

Head of the family business since the beginning of the eighties, Paolo Togni remembers his entrepreneurial career like a journey of discovery of his real passions in life. Scrupulous about product development and innovation, each of his decision follows the company mission to look ahead always keeping an eye on improvement and development.

For this reason, after years devoted to the Togni Group and international markets, he realises it is time to let his land, Le Marche, do the talking through the uniqueness of its best expression: Verdicchio wine. Thus, the “second” half of his career begins, a path evolving thanks to the know-how he matured during the many years and an entrepreneurship bringing him close to his strong passion: wine and the wine market. Paolo’s personality represents the soul of a “creative and cultural” enterprise that acknowledges its own land as an added value to the innovative know-how, never undervaluing the importance of its own origins and the true beauty of Le Marche region.

With CasalFarneto, Paolo lets nature talk to the future, gifting the consumer with time to appreciate the tradition, taste the present and envisage the future.

Technological farm

Design embraced by nature

Aesthetics and functionality is the perfect blend in eco-architecture. CasaFarneto Wine Estate is the clear example of an eco-sustainable approach towards nature and the surrounding area.

In the headland of Le Marche harmonious hills, the winery, mainly built of stone and wood, has been partly erected underground, blending itself with the landscape’s architecture and its colours.

In continuity with the low-impact environmental management of the vineyards, technology meets natural cultivation methods to ensure the purity of both the wines and the surrounding ecosystem.

CasalFarneto’s effort to reduce impact on the air, vineyard, land and environment makes it gain the definition of a “technological farm” – a place where to envisage the future of winemaking starting from the tradition.

Awards and Recognitions

The finest of our wines

The path followed by CasalFarneto wines is one of excellence that leads
to unexpected successes, defined by taste, quality, and passion for our work.

2020-2024

CIMAIO

IGT Marche Bianco

2010-2017

CIMAIO

IGT Marche Bianco

12 anni di successi.

2023

CRISIO

Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio
Riserva DOCG

2020

CIMAIO

IGT Marche Bianco

2023

CIMAIO

IGT Marche Bianco

GRANCASALE

Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC Classico Superiore

FONTEVECCHIA

Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC Classico Superiore

2020

CIMAIO

IGT Marche Bianco

2019

CRISIO

Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio
Riserva DOCG

2019

GRANCASALE

Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC Classico Superiore

2017

CRISIO

Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio
Riserva DOCG

2023

GRANCASALE

Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC Classico Superiore