La Colombiera

About Winery and Wines

We are located in Castelnuovo Magra, near La Spezia, in the area rising above the archaeologic site of the ancient town of Luni, where Liguria and Tuscany meet. Our family, from one generation to the next, has been growing vineyards since the late 1970s, in a hilly area close to the sea, getting the better of the rock-hard soil. Our vineyards, which spread over 10 hectares in the DOC Colli di Luni area, extend across Fosdinovo (near Massa), Sarzana and Castelnuovo (near La Spezia) where the winery is located. Age-old and top-quality grape varieties, which are deeply rooted in the local winegrowing tradition: Sangiovese and Vermentino, of which we enhance the main characteristics while preserving their genuineness. The winery’s symbol is the statue menhir, a prehistoric statue of uncertain date which was found in the Lunigiana area. It is depicted on the bottle labels, in a modern version, like a symbolic bridge connecting the past and the present.

La Colombiera winery was established in the late seventies, by our far-sighted grandfather Francesco Ferro, who moved from the small Sicilian town of Salemi to Liguria, where he purchased a small plot of land at La Colombiera, a hamlet near Castelnuovo Magra, above the ancient town of Luni. Our history begins there and then, when our grandfather, aware of the area’s winegrowing potential, decided to plant the first Vermentino vineyards and build what is still our winery today. The winery is our headquarters, where everything happens under the close watch of our father Piero, who enthusiastically supervises the whole production process, from harvesting to bottling. Every wine tells a story, our Vermentino tells our story very well: tradition, passion and a watchful eye on the future blend together and every year a glass of wine speaks of us.