Tenuta del Buonamico can host weddings, company meetings, workshops and private parties for up to 200 guests, using its cellars, a glass-walled mezzanine and outdoor spaces facing the vineyards. The estate sits in the hills of Montecarlo, in the province of Lucca, Tuscany, and adds an 11-suite wine resort and a restaurant to its event spaces, so a group can meet, eat and sleep on one property.
Seminars and company events
The estate sells meetings, conferences, workshops and company gatherings. Participants get access to meeting spaces and equipment, and can stay at the resort. Team-building activities are offered, and guided cellar visits with tastings are run for groups of 2 to 80 people, in Italian or English, with staff who also speak French and Spanish. A tasting or a visit of the barrel room fits easily into a seminar day or an incentive program.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are a core part of the offer. The estate can host civil ceremonies on site, and the team helps with planning and stays present during the reception. Guests can sleep at the wine resort, and the Syrah restaurant manages food and drinks. For other services, the staff can point couples to suppliers they trust. Birthdays and private parties are also organized in the cellar, with planning, decoration and service handled by the team.
Rooms and capacities
The event spaces take up to 200 people in total. The new cellar is a modern building with a mezzanine and glass walls that look out onto the vines. L'Inferno is the historic cellar, a more enclosed setting for a dinner or a tasting. Outdoor areas around the buildings open onto the landscape and can be used for ceremonies, aperitifs and receptions in good weather. The estate does not publish a capacity for each space, so the split between them is best discussed when you send your request.
Accommodation
The Buonamico Wine Resort opened in 2018 and has 11 suites, each with its own design and views of the vineyards or of the historic village. Guests have use of a wellness center and an outdoor pool. The resort is open every day, which suits a two-day seminar or a wedding weekend where the closest guests stay on the estate.
Catering
Catering is in-house. The Syrah restaurant, led by chef Mirko Priori, combines traditional Tuscan cooking with a more contemporary approach and handles food and beverage for events. The estate produces white, red, rosé and sparkling wines as well as olive oil, which can be paired with the menus.
History and setting
Tenuta del Buonamico was founded in 1964 as a winery in the Montecarlo area. The estate is open daily, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays and from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekends, with visits of the production area, the barrel room and the historic cellar. The setting is agricultural: rows of vines around the buildings, with the old village of Montecarlo in view.
Getting there
The estate is at Via Provinciale di Montecarlo 43, just outside the village of Montecarlo in the province of Lucca. Lucca is the nearest large town, and Pisa airport is the most convenient international airport for most groups. Florence can also be reached by car for guests arriving by high-speed train.
