Tuscany Elevated
Coastal view from Tenuta Prima Pietra winery, Riparbella
1ª Collina celebrates what’s new and what’s next along the sublime Etruscan coast of Tuscany, featuring excellence in:
cuisine, wine, cocktails, fragrance, fashion, hospitality and design
Riparbella
A (WINE) ROOM
WITH A VIEW
words and photography courtesy of Tenuta Prima Pietra
NEW: Sunsets in Vineyard 2025 Summer Calendar >
Nestled in the wild beauty of the Tuscan coast, Tenuta Prima Pietra tells a story of land, wine, and passion. Read more about the winery and the extraordinary events with an extraordinary view of the Tuscan coast.
Montescudaio
TASTE, TECHNIQUE AND TUSCANY
photography: courtesy of SaQua
NEW: 2025 Summer Flavors at saQua
The view from one of the areas most remarkable restaurants gifts the best of that majestic landscape while enjoying true culinary artistry. saQua, situated in the medieval town of Montescudaio along Tuscan’s Etruscan coast, is the passion project of chef/owner Simone Acquarelli and his partner Sara Buti.
Riparbella
FRAGRANCE FOUNDATION
photography: @christopherdraghi
NEW Summer 2025 Scents debut >
Born in New York. reMade in Italy. (More precisely, Riparbella)
New York-born niche fragrance brand, source adage opens, “studio olfattivo” in the quiet village with a seaside view.
Casale Marittima
Tuscany, Shaken. With a Twist.
photography: @christopherdraghiphotography
NEW: Summer events at Madama Rodeo
Jenny Cucuzza is a modern taste-maker in one of the postcard-esque villages that adorn the prima collina (first hillside) along the Tuscan coast.
Her joyful spirit is on full display in Madama Cafe’s colorful, boho-chic environment where she creates some of the most fabulously decorated and equally tasty libations this side of, well, anywhere.
Riparbella
COOKING UP
NEW TRADITIONS
photography: @christopherdraghi
SPECIAL Guest Chef in the Kitchen
Tucked into an intimate space in the center of the hilltop town of Riparbella, great cuisine is found to satisfy the most foodie of foodies at the Piccola Osteria Paperini.
Riparbella
THE FIERY RED HEAD OF TUSCANY
photography: courtesy of Caiarossa and Christopher Draghi
As you approach you know something wonderful is happening here. Something new, modern and fiercely proud. Arriving in Riparbella from the twisting, turning narrow back road approach from Volterra, Caiarossa winery appears suddenly and with intention.
Montescudaio
A RETREAT FOR THE BODY AND SOUL
photography: courtesy of Lo Scudaio
Kate & Ulrich Caspar, Berlin-based film producers and architects, and transplants to the Etruscan coast of Tuscany, have recently put their unique, disciplined stamp in the historic village of Montescudaio with the hospitality project, “lo scudaio”, in the restored Palazzo Marchionneschi.
Riparbella
le colline delle fiabe
photography: @caue.b3
The hills are alive with new contemporary art murals in the bubbling-under wine town of Riparbella, Tuscany.