Castello di Ama, Wine estate and art venue in Gaiole in Chianti, Italy.

Castello di Ama is a wine estate and art venue in Gaiole in Chianti that sits on hillsides with specific soil conditions suited to grape growing. The property blends traditional winemaking operations with contemporary art installations spread across the working vineyards.

Ama began as an Etruscan settlement and was first documented in the 10th century as a fortified hamlet donated to the Badia di Poggio Marturi. By 1219 it was a castle sold by the Da Cacchiano family to the Badia di Coltibuono for 80 Sienese lire. In 1979 four families bought the estate, and in 1999 Lorenza Sebasti and Marco Pallanti launched the Castello di Ama per l'Arte Contemporanea project.

International artists have created installations throughout the property that sit among the grapevines and become part of the landscape. Walking here means encountering contemporary art as you move through the vineyards.

Visitors can explore the grounds with or without guided tours, allowing flexibility in how you experience the wine cellars and artworks. Good walking shoes are recommended since the paths wind through vineyard terrain and across natural surfaces.

Two chapels in the villa gardens hold permanent in-situ works: Anish Kapoor's "Aima" in the chapel of Villa Pianigiani and Hiroshi Sugimoto's "Confession of Zero" in that of Villa Ricucci. The art project itself, "Castello di Ama per l'Arte Contemporanea", opened in 1999 with the support of Galleria Continua of San Gimignano.