Olivi Family
A Passion for the land
Olivi Family
A Passion for the land

The Olivi family passion and respect for tradition

The idea of the land, the desire to rediscover those natural and simple values was the impulse that led me to buy a farm and some land to create the La Sovana farmhouse.

The History of Olivi Family became in Umbria:
“The history of my family has always been tied to the land, as a child I worked with my father Mario in the Umbrian farms, between Tavernelle and Panicale. Before many others, we purchased tractors and agricultural machinery to work as subcontractors in winter. Even then my father’s wish was to buy a small farm with some lands, but various circumstances prevented the deal. Meanwhile I started marketing petroleum products with my brother h as a family activity. In 1975 I married Giovannella and the following year was born my son Riccardo , in 1978 my daughter Francesca.
Even though still in my head the dream of a land, the desire to live follow a natural rhythms and simplicity. I t was always in my mind the idea of my father, who died at ' age of 66 years, to buy a farm and a bit 'of land. Finally I found La Sovana and when I saw the property, I fallen in love immediately. It was the house I was looking for. In the 1986 La Sovana was born”

The Olivi family

Passion and respect for tradition

Giuseppe Olivi married Giovannella in 1975, the first son Riccardo was born in 1976 and Francesca in 1978. With their son they share the passion for hospitality and the love for land; in 2000 they bought the agricultural property Le Buche with the intention of creating a family winery.

Riccardo knew Daniela at La Sovana in 1998, and got married five years later. They have three daugthers, Aurora in 2005, Azzurra in 2008 and Demetra born in 2009. To complete the family picture of the agriturismo, Zelda, a female Golden Retriever, mascot and charge of the hotel reception of La Sovana!


The origins

Agriturismo La Sovana

In the 1992 after a complete restoration, La Sovana was open as a family Agriturismo run by Olivi family, Giuseppe, his wife Giovannella and their son Riccardo

The restoration works, were carried out with the aim to respect and preserve the original building. Olivi family created an amazing and elegant countryside house with maximun comfort


Olivi - Le Buche Winery

Elegance, nuances, Toscana

Nestled in the hills of Siena in the heart of the land of the Etruscans, a land of great wines, where nature is still pristine and the rolling landscape is like a work of art.

Pride of Giuseppe and Riccardo Olivi, the winery focuses on native vines such as Sangiovese, Pugnitello and Trebbiano, combined with classic international vines. The amazing terroir of this extremely suitable micro-area creates the ideal environment for wines of great elegance and longevity.


The development project

Le Buche Wine Resort

Agriturismo La Sovana and the wine cellar Olivi-Le Buche Winery brought to Olivi family a lot of satisfaction .

The continuing desire to innovate and a young and dynamic spirits, dragged Riccardo and his wife Daniela to renovate the old farmhouse near the wine cellar, and in 2016 opened the new Wine Resort & Spa Le Buche.
After a few years of dedication to her family Daniela, with great enthusiasm is handling the opening of the new Resort and will take care of the reception and the cure to our guests.



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