Accademia del Buon Gusto, Greve in Chianti

I have visited Stefano 3 times over the past 6 years. I‘ve taken family & friends to experience his beautiful web of wine, food & wonderful stories. There is no one like Stefano. My last trip was in July 2019 & I was so surprised he remembered me exactly - “My friend from Dallas”. I could fill this page with amazing stories from my “lessons” with him over the years - he is just as all the other reviews captured - magical. Sadly, I discovered in Feb 2020 that Stefano had suddenly passed away. If you know Stefano, he wasn’t much of a social media guy - much less a website - and I see this google listing still shows the Accademia as being open. But sadly, it has closed. Rest In Peace my dear friend. I do hope there is someone who will carry on his legacy.

Stefano’s wines are all from not-more-than 30km from his shop. We tasted 22 wines and the best thing is that he doesn’t even charge for this. Of course it’s a cool idea because we walked away with 12 bottles of wine and 4 bottles of chocolate truffle. Amazing and humble host and I wish him all the best in life!