{"id":1793,"date":"2021-01-05T17:39:05","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T16:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brancaia.cyon.site\/about-us\/story\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T17:06:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T15:06:58","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/en\/about-us\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_fullwidth_section et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_fullwidth_header et_pb_fullwidth_header_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_container left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-content-container center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"> <\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_header_content_wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_scroll\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">story<\/h1><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>It all started with a Christmas visit<\/h2>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none scroll-mt-&#091;calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))&#093;\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:7ed558ab-65ea-4126-b60f-36f939067acb-29\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-60\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 &#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)&#093; @&#091;37rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)&#093; @&#091;72rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)&#093; px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"&#091;--thread-content-max-width:32rem&#093; @&#091;34rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-max-width:40rem&#093; @&#091;64rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-max-width:48rem&#093; mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal &#091;.text-message+&amp;&#093;:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"04d0c199-b354-4d37-823f-0c009544bec0\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-&#091;3px&#093;\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"458\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The most beautiful stories are love stories. In this case, it is the love at first sight of a Swiss couple, Bruno and Brigitte Widmer, for the \"Brancaia\"-hill, which began during a Christmas visit in 1980 to a friend in Tuscany. \u201c<em>From our friend Ruedi Bettschart\u2019s house, we could see this beautiful piece of land,<\/em>\u201d Bruno recalls.<em>The entire area was covered in morning mist, but Brancaia shone in the sun. A magical sight!<\/em>\u201c<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brancaia_Geschichte_Uebersicht_1200x960px_01.jpg\" alt=\"Brigitte &amp; Bruno Widmer\" title=\"Brancaia_story overview\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brancaia_Geschichte_Uebersicht_1200x960px_01.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brancaia_Geschichte_Uebersicht_1200x960px_01-980x784.jpg 980w, https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brancaia_Geschichte_Uebersicht_1200x960px_01-480x384.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1200px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-3691\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1725\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Familie_Widmer18-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Brigitte &amp; Bruno Widmer\" title=\"Widmer Family\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Familie_Widmer18-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Familie_Widmer18-1280x863.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Familie_Widmer18-980x660.jpg 980w, https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Familie_Widmer18-480x323.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-20254\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>In 1981, Bruno and Brigitte purchased the Brancaia hill in Castellina in Chianti \u2013 a house in need of renovation and 20 hectares of land, far from being a fully established winery. With love and entrepreneurial spirit, they transformed the estate step by step. Because Bruno loved wine to share moments with friends and family, the dream of cultivating the four hectares of vineyards soon took shape. In the same year, they harvested their first grapes.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Brancaia becomes a brand<\/h2>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none scroll-mt-&#091;calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))&#093;\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:7ed558ab-65ea-4126-b60f-36f939067acb-35\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-72\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 &#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)&#093; @&#091;37rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)&#093; @&#091;72rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)&#093; px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"&#091;--thread-content-max-width:32rem&#093; @&#091;34rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-max-width:40rem&#093; @&#091;64rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-max-width:48rem&#093; mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal &#091;.text-message+&amp;&#093;:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"f89603d9-d9d5-4683-9457-088ad0181533\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-&#091;3px&#093;\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"338\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">From the very beginning, Bruno wanted to produce wine according to his <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/en\/about-us\/philosophy\/\">philosophy <\/a>of the highest quality, combining Swiss precision with Italian style. Thanks to this approach, the first major recognition came already in 1986: victory in a blind tasting of the 1983 <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/en\/produkt\/chianti-classico-2023\/\">Chianti Classico<\/a>, organized by the renowned magazine VINUM.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Vinum-Chianti-Classico-La-Brancaia.png\" alt=\"Brigitte &amp; Bruno Widmer\" title=\"Vinum Chianti Classico Brancaia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Vinum-Chianti-Classico-La-Brancaia.png 1000w, https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Vinum-Chianti-Classico-La-Brancaia-980x784.png 980w, https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Vinum-Chianti-Classico-La-Brancaia-480x384.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1000px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-20257\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1879\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Brancaia_History0004-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Brigitte &amp; Bruno Widmer\" title=\"Brancaia_History\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Brancaia_History0004-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Brancaia_History0004-1280x940.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Brancaia_History0004-980x719.jpg 980w, https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Brancaia_History0004-480x352.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-20260\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none scroll-mt-&#091;calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))&#093;\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:7ed558ab-65ea-4126-b60f-36f939067acb-38\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-78\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 &#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)&#093; @&#091;37rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)&#093; @&#091;72rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)&#093; px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"&#091;--thread-content-max-width:32rem&#093; @&#091;34rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-max-width:40rem&#093; @&#091;64rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-max-width:48rem&#093; mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal &#091;.text-message+&amp;&#093;:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"a94133d2-b200-4f3b-86b1-78a2f313f2bf\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-&#091;3px&#093;\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"546\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">In 1988, Brancaia produced <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/en\/produkt\/il-blu-2022\/\">IL BLU<\/a> for the first time, whose composition does not comply with the Chianti Classico regulations. The fact that IL BLU could therefore only be classified as a <em data-start=\"156\" data-end=\"172\">Table Wine <\/em>did not deter Bruno and Brigitte Widmer: Bruno was firmly convinced of the quality of his wine and knew that ultimately what matters is the taste \u2013 not the classification. With this determination, Brancaia became one of the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.historicalsupertuscans.com\/\">Historical Supertuscans<\/a>\u201d in the following years, admired by wine lovers worldwide for their complexity and elegance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_9  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_5  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none scroll-mt-&#091;calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))&#093;\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:7ed558ab-65ea-4126-b60f-36f939067acb-39\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-80\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 &#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)&#093; @&#091;37rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)&#093; @&#091;72rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)&#093; px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"&#091;--thread-content-max-width:32rem&#093; @&#091;34rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-max-width:40rem&#093; @&#091;64rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-max-width:48rem&#093; mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal &#091;.text-message+&amp;&#093;:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"4e5e8af8-22e4-46e5-b26c-d2c67ce783a3\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-&#091;3px&#093;\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\">\n<h2>Brancaia becomes an icon<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"352\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Precisely for this first bottle of IL BLU in 1988, Bruno \u2013 who ran an advertising agency in Zurich \u2013 developed the iconic Brancaia logo together with his designer: the letters of the word \u201cBrancaia\u201d and the four digits of the vintage were arranged into that distinctive square, which still can be found on every bottle of the estate today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_10  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_4\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brancaia_Weine_ILBLU_1200x960px_02.jpg\" alt=\"Brigitte &amp; Bruno Widmer\" title=\"Brancaia_Wines_ILBLU_1200x960px_02\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brancaia_Weine_ILBLU_1200x960px_02.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brancaia_Weine_ILBLU_1200x960px_02-980x784.jpg 980w, https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brancaia_Weine_ILBLU_1200x960px_02-480x384.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1200px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-3633\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_11  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_5\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1748\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1989-9-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Brigitte &amp; Bruno Widmer\" title=\"1989 (9)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1989-9-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1989-9-1280x874.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1989-9-980x669.jpg 980w, https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1989-9-480x328.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-20263\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_12  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_6  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none scroll-mt-&#091;calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))&#093;\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:7ed558ab-65ea-4126-b60f-36f939067acb-42\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-86\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 &#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)&#093; @&#091;37rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)&#093; @&#091;72rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)&#093; px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"&#091;--thread-content-max-width:32rem&#093; @&#091;34rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-max-width:40rem&#093; @&#091;64rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-max-width:48rem&#093; mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal &#091;.text-message+&amp;&#093;:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"11c0d1e3-78c6-477a-93c5-618acd30897e\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-&#091;3px&#093;\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"204\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">In 1989, the Widmers purchased another completely ruined property in Radda in Chianti. There, they decided to build their own winery \u2013 the foundation for Brancaia\u2019s further growth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_13  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_7  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none scroll-mt-&#091;calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))&#093;\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:7ed558ab-65ea-4126-b60f-36f939067acb-39\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-80\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 &#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)&#093; @&#091;37rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)&#093; @&#091;72rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)&#093; px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"&#091;--thread-content-max-width:32rem&#093; @&#091;34rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-max-width:40rem&#093; @&#091;64rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-max-width:48rem&#093; mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal &#091;.text-message+&amp;&#093;:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"4e5e8af8-22e4-46e5-b26c-d2c67ce783a3\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-&#091;3px&#093;\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none scroll-mt-&#091;calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))&#093;\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:7ed558ab-65ea-4126-b60f-36f939067acb-43\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-88\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 &#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)&#093; @&#091;37rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)&#093; @&#091;72rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)&#093; px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"&#091;--thread-content-max-width:32rem&#093; @&#091;34rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-max-width:40rem&#093; @&#091;64rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-max-width:48rem&#093; mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal &#091;.text-message+&amp;&#093;:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"836302c0-2dee-4d34-a32e-05ec7c001bcf\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-&#091;3px&#093;\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"455\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Their daughter Barbara, architecture student at that time, participated in 1993 in her first harvest at Brancaia. \u201cThat\u2019s when the spark happened,\u201d she says. Her love for nature and fascination with the harvest led her to leave her studies and, in 1995, enroll at the University of Applied Sciences in W\u00e4denswil to study oenology. An internship at <a href=\"https:\/\/balisiers.ch\/?srsltid=AfmBOopfd6pyLKGLxaSsNjQVWKLhg8YhILR2plTXi5veCyWLSJO_tNct\">Domaine des Balisiers<\/a> in the Canton of Geneva \u2013 at the time Switzerland\u2019s largest organic wine producer \u2013 had a lasting influence on her approach, which Brancaia continues to follow today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_14  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_6\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brancaia_40_Jahre_1200x960px.jpg\" alt=\"Brigitte &amp; Bruno Widmer\" title=\"Brancaia_40_years_1200x960px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brancaia_40_Jahre_1200x960px.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brancaia_40_Jahre_1200x960px-980x784.jpg 980w, https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brancaia_40_Jahre_1200x960px-480x384.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1200px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-5931\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_15  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_7\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brancaia_Geschichte_1090_1200x960px_08.jpg\" alt=\"Brigitte &amp; Bruno Widmer\" title=\"Brancaia_History 1090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brancaia_Geschichte_1090_1200x960px_08.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brancaia_Geschichte_1090_1200x960px_08-980x784.jpg 980w, https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brancaia_Geschichte_1090_1200x960px_08-480x384.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1200px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-3559\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_16  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_8  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none scroll-mt-&#091;calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))&#093;\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:7ed558ab-65ea-4126-b60f-36f939067acb-39\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-80\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 &#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)&#093; 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@&#091;37rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)&#093; @&#091;72rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)&#093; px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"&#091;--thread-content-max-width:32rem&#093; @&#091;34rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-max-width:40rem&#093; @&#091;64rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-max-width:48rem&#093; mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal &#091;.text-message+&amp;&#093;:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"11b35d1a-f57d-461b-a507-b572983771be\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-&#091;3px&#093;\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"382\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">In 1998, Bruno and Brigitte Widmer acquired 82 hectares of land in the Maremma facing the sea. Subsequently, Barbara dedicated her diploma thesis to the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/en\/wineries\/estates\/brancaia-in-maremma\/\"><em>Brancaia in Maremma<\/em><\/a>\u201d project. Here too, the Widmers rebuilt everything from scratch \u2013 in accordance with the principles of sustainability and organic farming, which still shape Brancaia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/en\/about-us\/philosophy\/\">philosophy <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/en\/wineries\/wine-cellar\/\">production <\/a>today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_9  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_17  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_9  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none scroll-mt-&#091;calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))&#093;\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:7ed558ab-65ea-4126-b60f-36f939067acb-39\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-80\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 &#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)&#093; 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@&#091;37rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)&#093; @&#091;72rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)&#093; px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"&#091;--thread-content-max-width:32rem&#093; @&#091;34rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-max-width:40rem&#093; @&#091;64rem&#093;:&#091;--thread-content-max-width:48rem&#093; mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal &#091;.text-message+&amp;&#093;:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"11b35d1a-f57d-461b-a507-b572983771be\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-&#091;3px&#093;\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"38\" data-end=\"334\">In 2014, Brancaia made an important investment and acquired a logistics center between Siena and Florence. This allowed the offering for visitors in Radda to be significantly expanded \u2013 with a modern tasting room and a varied <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/en\/visit-us\/tours-tastings-chianti\/\">visits' offering in Chianti<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_18  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_8\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_2209-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Brigitte &amp; Bruno Widmer\" title=\"Colle di Val d&#039;Elsa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_2209-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_2209-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_2209-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_2209-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" class=\"wp-image-20271\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_10  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_19  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_9\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/9.png\" alt=\"Brigitte &amp; Bruno Widmer\" title=\"9\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/9.png 1000w, https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/9-980x784.png 980w, https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/9-480x384.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1000px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-20139\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_20  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_10  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Brancaia\u2019s offerings expanded in 2019 with the opening of <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/en\/visit-us\/osteria\/\">Osteria Brancaia<\/a> at the Radda winery and in 2025 with the gastronomic wine bar <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.brancaia.cyon.site\/en\/visit-us\/bar-brancaia\/\">Bar Brancaia<\/a> in Castellina in Chianti. 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