RUSSIANS ARE “HUNTING” IN TUSCANY: AFTER PURCHASING GANCIA IN PIEDMONT, BILLIONAIRE ROUSTAM TARIKO (HEAD OF RUSSIAN STANDARD CORPORATION, 5 BILLION DOLLARS IN ASSETS) IS LOOKING FOR A “ BUEN RITIRO” IN DANTE’S HOMELAND

After acquiring a majority (70%) of Gancia, the historical Italian winery in Canelli, Piedmont, where in the nineteenth century the Italian classic method was created, the super rich Russian Roustam Tariko, head of the Russian Standard Corporation (a leading Russian company in the production of high-end vodka and distribution, whose total assets, which include banks and insurance companies, amount to more than 5 billion U.S. dollars), wants more because the beauty and charm of Italian wine regions are irresistible.

So, according to rumors WineNews has picked up, Tariko would be hunting for a "retreat" in the other noble and historic home of Italian wine, Tuscany. Apparently, the Russian tycoon was looking for an estate surrounded by land and of course, olive groves and vineyards. In the land of Dante, Leonardo, Galileo and the Medici, there are certainly many prestigious possibilities in the territories of Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino, Nobile di Montepulciano, Maremma and Bolgheri, (there are many offers of prestigious estates in the Tuscan countryside on the Russian’s table). Especially when you have thousands of millions of dollars to invest...