Less surprisingly, since launching back in 2004 this former huntinglodgeofthe DukeofTuscany in the coastalregion of Maremmahas beena rip-roaring success.
Sassicaia and the luxury-wine boom sprinkled a pinch of fairy dust over the Maremma, a place whose outside appeal was previously confined to the tourists who swarm on the coast in July and August, and the enclaves of wealthy Florentines and Romans who keep beach houses and hunting cabins there (and keep to themselves).