Podere Riparbella
A working organic estate in the Tuscan Maremma
Podere Riparbella
Riparbella lies in southern Tuscany, in the Maremma. From the pergola, wound through with vines and kiwi, the view runs across our olive grove to the medieval town of Massa Marittima. On clear days the mountains of Elba and Corsica appear on the horizon, and a corner of the bay of Follonica.
The estate sits within 46 hectares of our own woodland and farmland, worked organically from the very beginning. Below the pergola lie the herb beds and the vegetable garden. Dogs and cats belong here as much as the donkeys do. A walk through the woods leads downhill to our vineyards.
Stay
Our guest rooms are simple, quiet and carefully furnished. Each one has a character of its own.
MoreWine/Spirits
Our wines are the result of committed work in the vineyard and a light hand in the cellar.
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Olive OIl
Healthy olives, each variety harvested at just the right moment, are essential for an absolutely top-notch oil.
MoreAbout us
Veronica Malzacher
Many years in hospitality and hotel management; consultancy work in ecology.
Christian Prohaska
Architect, renovation specialist and winemaker.
In the early 1990s we set out to find an estate where we could do two things: produce wine and olive oil, and welcome guests.Podere Riparbella had been left to sleep. The buildings were in poor condition and the land barely tended — but the potential was unmistakable. We rebuilt the houses, brought the olive groves back into shape and planted new vineyards.
With a great deal of practical and financial support from friends in the north, we welcomed our first guests to Riparbella in 1997. Running both the farm and the guest house organically was a decision of principle, taken from the start. The pleasure our guests take in the place, the awards for the wines we press ourselves and for the olive oil, and the support of a team that has been with us for years — all of it keeps giving us energy.
The Riparbella-Team
Rosella Artusio
came to us 7 years ago when she moved with her family from Piemont to Tuscany. She is the good spirit of our kitchen and prepares everything with flavor and skill. With a big smile the also serves you an aperitivo and you may also see her in the vinyards!
Monica Bartalini
our „mountain girl“ from Gerfalco (780 m alt.), has been with us for 16 years. After a short time managing the breakfast room, Monica transitioned to production work, and has become Christian‘s righthand woman in the vinyards, wine cellar, and vegetable garden.
Massimo Fanti
a genuine „Massetano“, has been with us since 2006 and works just about everywhere: in the wine cellar, the vinyards, the olive groves. He is the only person besides Christian allowed to drive the tractor!
Angela Orlandini
has been with us since 2002. She takes care of the breakast and the house. She is also the proud cook of
of ourwonderful marmalades and jams.
Gian-Luca Ottaviano
has been our „go-to“hard-working man since 2012. Wherever fields need mowing, post holes need digging, trees need felling, Gian-Luca is there.
Lucia Vitali
has been with us the longest. Since she came looking for a housekeeping job 2001, she has branched out to breakfast preparation - wonderfully decorated buffets - and customer care. Her wonderful dessert recipes are her great pride.
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