Tenuta Casadei — Attraction in Suvereto

An absolutely amazing and magical experience at the Casadei winery! My husband and I are very familiar and very much enjoy the wines of Stefano Casadei and family but had not yet toured the winery. What a memorable, enchanting, and informative 3 hour tour with the effervescent and charming Kira. She greeted us immediately with her warm smile and enthusiastic demeanour which made us feel right at home. The tour of the various vineyards describing and allowing us an interactive experience was for us paramount. Her knowledge and passion of the Casadei brand was important to us as we’ve been on other wine tours in the Chianti area but this was for us more personable, hands on and informative. Her knowledge of sharing and conveying the brand’s beliefs, strong roots and ecological respect for the land, animals and processes confirmed for my husband and I, the love we have for the Casadei wines. After the tour, Kira meticulously prepared a beautiful ‘tagliere’ to properly accompany the wine choices she had on offering for us. She introduced us to the delicious, refreshing and vibrant Filare23 which for us was a first and fell in love with it instantly and purchased a few bottles at the end of our tour. Thank you once again to Kira for welcoming us and allowing us to experience a beautiful morning of walking the Casadei vineyard, thoroughly explaining the various grapes and methodologies of the house beliefs and standards. The importance of preserving the land, the environment and ultimately producing exceptional wines. This house and their wines and of course the tour of Casadei is not...

This review is related not so much to the wine itself which, as explained below, we could barely taste, but to the tasting / purchasing experience at the winery.

We visited the winery on August 1, 2022. We wanted to buy good red wines from the Suvereto area and after some research we thought Casadei would offer what we need. Naturally, we expected to be able to taste the wines and purchase them at a competitive price directly from the producer. We were wrong.

Firstly , tasting was limited to the 3 most basic wines (and only 1 red, Armonia). Most other wines (incl. Sogno Mediterraneo and all Filare wines) were not available for tasting even after insisting and explaining our interest to purchase.

Secondly, all wines were priced 30% higher compared to what you can find online or at the Suvereto wine shop. Not something you’d expect when buying directly from the producer.

We were much better off going to the Suvereto enotecas where we could taste a larger variety of Casadei wines and purchase them from the Suvereto wine shop.

Ridiculous marketing and customer experience.

Still putting 2 stars because the winery is beautiful with a nice...

Was a very nice experience tasting wines here and I have to credit them with accommodating us on the same day I called. The quality of the wines was very high and I enjoyed the fact they have grape varieties which are not common for this region. The tasting menu is somewhat limited however, other wines can be added to the tasting for additional costs. I would prefer the option to have a larger tasting menu that includes more wines in the tasting. Also, the prices for some of the wines at the winery was more expensive that what I can buy the wines for in my...