{"id":1629,"date":"2025-09-08T14:49:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T14:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/museum-of-wine-and-the-vine\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T09:00:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T09:00:43","slug":"museum-of-wine-and-the-vine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/en\/museum-of-wine-and-the-vine\/","title":{"rendered":"Museum of wine and the vine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1629\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1629-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1629-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1629-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div>\n<p class=\"Standard\">WHY VISIT IT<br \/>\n<span class=\"StrongEmphasis\">Rufina means wine!<\/span> Step into the Museum of Vine and Wine for a fascinating journey through ancient tools, rural traditions, and innovations that tell the story of Chianti Rufina. A unique experience where past and present come together, in the very heart of Tuscany\u2019s wine country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Standard\">THE MUSEUM<br \/>\nDiscover the Museum of Wine and the Vine in Rufina, where past and present come together in the evocative cellars of Villa Poggio Reale. Admire original tools used between the 1930s and 1960s for vine cultivation and winemaking, along with an extraordinary collection of flasks, including rare blown-glass pieces from the 18th century. In a land where wine has been a living tradition since Etruscan times, the museum leads you on a journey through memory and innovation, documents and atmosphere, ancient techniques and new experiences. A unique voyage into the heart of Tuscany\u2019s winemaking culture.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"magnific-image\" href=\"https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/legenda.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1621\" src=\"https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/icone_rufina-300x54.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"49\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/icone_rufina-300x54.png 300w, https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/icone_rufina-1024x183.png 1024w, https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/icone_rufina-768x137.png 768w, https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/icone_rufina-958x171.png 958w, https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/icone_rufina.png 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1629-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1629-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-d9295f5bfa93-1629\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel sow-accordion-panel-open\"\n\t\t\t data-anchor-id=\"contacts-opening-hours\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-contacts-opening-hours\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-contacts-opening-hours\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContacts &amp; opening hours\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-contacts-opening-hours\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-contacts-opening-hours\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Standard\">mobile +39 340 5968369 \/ +39 334 3442245 \/ +39 335 367672 \/ +39 335 5423735<\/li>\n<li class=\"Standard\">e-mail: <a href=\"mailto:modellisti.psieve@alice.it\">modellisti.psieve@alice.it<\/a> -<a href=\"mailto:picchilamberto@virgilio.it\">picchilamberto@virgilio.it<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"Standard\">website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comune.rufina.fi.it\/vivere-il-comune\/luoghi\/museo-della-vite-e-del-vino\">https:\/\/www.comune.rufina.fi.it\/vivere-il-comune\/luoghi\/museo-della-vite-e-del-vino<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"Standard\">facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61570137446290\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61570137446290<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Standard\"><strong>Opening hours<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Ordinary closure during the winter period: from December to February<\/p>\n<p>March and April:<br \/>\nSunday: 9.30am \u2013 12.30pm<\/p>\n<p>From May to September:<br \/>\nSaturday and Sunday: 9.30am \u2013 12.30pm<br \/>\nClosed during the week of Ferragosto<\/p>\n<p>October and November:<br \/>\nSunday: 9.30am \u2013 12.30pm<\/p>\n<p>Extraordinary afternoon openings:<br \/>\nSaturday before Easter, Easter Monday, 25 April, 1 and 2 June: 3.30pm\u2013 6.30pm<\/p>\n<p>Special openings on the occasion of <em>Bacco Artigiano<\/em> at the end of September.<\/p>\n<p>Guided tours and extraordinary openings are available by appointment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\"\n\t\t\t data-anchor-id=\"address\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-address\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-address\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAddress\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-address\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-address\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Standard\">Villa Poggio Reale<br \/>\nViale Duca della Vittoria, 7<br \/>\nRufina (FI)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; 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