Donatella Cinelli Colombini is a legend, with a far-reaching imprint on the wine industry. Her Casato Prime Donne was the first in Italy with an all-female staff, inspired by a disturbing conversation. Searching for a winemaker to oversee barrels of Brunello di Montalcino that were part of her share of the family estate in 1998, Donatella called the regional Enology school to ask for a good student winemaker. She was told flatly that they had to be booked years in advance. When she asked if there were any good student winemakers (female) she was told they had many. At that moment Donatella resolved to change the landscape, both by hiring and promoting female staff and women winemakers, and by producing beautiful wines. From both properties, Casato Prime Donne (Montalcino) and Fattoria del Colle (Trequanda, Orcia), the wines show consistency, brightness and energy, and have been award-winning and landscape-changing.