| 2004 |
UNESCO adds Val d'Orcia to its list of World Heritage. |
| April 2003 |
Massimo Ferragamo purchases the Estate. Along with Corky Severson, they decide to restore and develop Castiglion del Bosco into one of the finest Private Membership Clubs in the world. |
| 1996 |
The Val d'Orcia Artistic, Natural and Cultural Park is founded. The Park, which encompassed the CdB property is an Area Naturale Protetta di Interesse Locale focused on increasing awareness of cultural and environmental heritage, as well as manufacturing and marketing of local products. |
| 1995 |
According to the Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino, 120 producers made 300,000 cases. Today, there are well over 200 producers in the Consorzio producing over 500,000 cases of Brunello. |
| 1975 |
The number of Brunello di Montaclino producers increases to 25 vintners producing approximately 70,000 cases. |
| 1972 |
The Val d'Orcia is considered a site according to Article 1 of the 1972 World Heritage Convention, making Castiglion del Bosco a World Heritage site. |
| 1967 |
Castiglion del Bosco is one of the founding members of the Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino. The organization is created as a voluntary association of producers who regulate and control the quality of Brunello production. Brunello is among the first Italian wines to be granted the titles DOC (Controlled Denomination of Origin) and DOCG (Controlled and Guaranteed Denomination of Origin). |
| 1960s |
There are only a handful of Brunello di Montalcino wine producers. |
| 1888 |
Ferruccio Biondi Santi, who resided on the CdB Estate, abandons Canaiolo, Ciliegiolo and Colorino vine species and concentrates on an isolated Sangiovese clone producing the now famous Brunello di Montalcino wine. |
| 1369 |
History of Castiglion del Bosco comes to a halt; the Sienese army, hunting the exiled families of Scotti and Marescotti, conquered the castle and leveled it to the ground. |
| 1345 |
Pietro Lorenzetti paints the fresco "Annunciation of the Saints" in the Church of San Michele in CdB's Borgo. It was rediscovered in 1876 and fully restored to its original glory. Pietro and his brother, Ambrogio Lorenzetti, author of the Good Govenrment/Bad Government fresco in the Palazzo Pubblico, belonged to the famous Sienese School which flourished during the Renaissance. |
| 1339 |
Upon Ciampolo Gallerani's death, ownership of CdB passes to the Piccolomini family, who conquered the castle after a long and bloody siege. During this period, the fortification was restored. |
| 1318 |
Castiglion del Bosco is taken over by the Gallerani family – prosperous merchants who held public offices in Siena. It has been said that Cecilia Gallerani, was the subject of Leonardo da Vinci's painting "The Lady with an Ermine" and a muse for the "Mona Lisa". |
| 1208 AD |
Castiglion del Bosco holds a prominent position in the Sienese Republic, paying the highest property tax of all estates. |
| 1200 AD |
CdB's castle is built in classic medieval style, its form is similar to that of Rocca of Tentennano, located not far from the Estate. In the early 13th century, the family of Cacciaconti of Trequanda surrounded the hilltop bastion with stone walls. Standing today are remnants of the walled enclosure, a gate and the partially destroyed Castello. |
| 725 AD |
The Via Francigena, leading from Canterbury to Rome, is established and use for centuries by thousands of pilgrims. The road passed through Castiglion del Bosco where pilgrims found shelter in the Pieve San Michelle. |
| 600 BC |
Archeological digs confirm that the Etruscans occupied Castiglion del Bosco as far back as 600 BC – prizing its elevated position as a military outlook. |