Founded in 2015, our agricultural estate now spans over 650 hectares of lush land. With 242 hectares dedicated to ancient and exceptional native olive varieties, we are proud to produce one of the most acclaimed and awarded Italian extra virgin olive oils, celebrated both in Italy and across the globe.
Our oils and wines originate from the distinctive Varignana hills, nestled just a few kilometers from Bologna in Emilia Romagna. This unique terroir imparts characteristic scents, flavors, and nuances that define our products.
Beyond the olive groves, the estate boasts 57 hectares of flourishing vineyards, 3,000 square meters of thriving vegetable gardens, an expansive orchard, and a rare, original saffron crop.
Under the Palazzo di Varignana brand, our product line showcases:
- Five exceptional extra virgin olive oils (three single-variety oils and two exquisite blends).
- Four premium wines, including Chardonnay, Sangiovese, and our flagship Pinot Nero.
- Delightful jams and fruit juices, crafted from the freshest ingredients.
- Precious saffron pistils, along with flavored salts infused with medicinal herbs and Goji berries.
This project embodies our dedication to preserving tradition, celebrating local heritage, and delivering excellence while promoting health and well-being.
Our Wines
The story of the Agrivar winery's oenological project in Palazzo di Varignana took its first steps in 2016 with the planting of some native and other international vines for an initial production of four types of wine, white wine and red wine: Villa Amagioia Blanc de Noirs Metodo Classico Brut, Chardonnay Colli di Imola, Sangiovese Superiore Doc and Pinot Nero.
The contamination of native and international vines generates an extraordinary value to our vines and wines. The population of such diverse vines dedicated in distinct plots generates our Valley of Miracles. The microclimatic conditions, the Mediterranean influences offset by a continental terrain, the north-south orientation of the valley and the east-west orientation of the vines are the perfect combination to give sun and warmth to the vineyards and to generate excellent wines.
The mission of Agrivar di Palazzo di Varignana is to produce quality Italian wines that convey the strength, identity and characteristics of the Italian territory. The estate and the cellar from which the wines are sourced are located on the very special Varignana hills, a few kilometres from Bologna, delivering characteristic aromas, flavours and nuances.
For production, we make use of the most modern technologies, so as to guarantee the preservation of the genuineness and organoleptic properties of the wines. The barrique cellar, under its imposing red brick vaults, houses the French oak barrels in which the young wines rest and refine in order to reach the right degree of maturity and become the best expression of the terroir and the vines that generated it.
All these particularities: a reasoned and non-fractionated supply chain, multi-ethnicity, the uniqueness of the soils and state-of-the-art technology represent the distinctive requirements that make the Agrivar winery and the work of the people who transform the product excellent, because making wine is a cultural approach.
Completing the range of the farm’s cultivations are the native fruit crops and pomegranate orchards.
These crops have developed alongside the entire agricultural project and now cover an area of approximately 30 hectares.
What sets the fruit from these orchards apart is its versatile use. Peaches, apricots, plums, pears, apples, and figs are consumed fresh, as well as transformed into juices and spreadable fruit, which are offered to guests during breakfast, paired with tastings of extra virgin olive oil and wine, and sold at the farm’s retail outlets, both within the agritourism and at various Resort outlets.
Sorry, there are no products in this collection.