Our Team
Our team at Montemaggio is at the heart of everything we do. It is our people that make this wine special and welcome guests to make Montemaggio a home far away from home!
Meet each member and learn what kind of input each of them brings on the table of Montemaggio's mission, that makes it so authentic and unique.
Valeria Zavadnikova
Founder
Valeria (and her family) is the owner of the estate who followed her passion for nature, moved to Tuscan countryside to manage an estate in Chianti! Valeria is absolutely passionate about wine, nature, organic agriculture and she mostly deal with sales, marketing and everything digital!
Ilaria Anichini
Agronomist\Director of the Estate
Since 2005, Ilaria leads the winemaking and estate team as general manager, overseeing grape growing, winemaking, and even dabbles in sales. She has an enormous passion for agriculture, and the world of wine with all its customs and traditions. Ilaria also enjoys the countryside, sea, and sailing.
Edoardo Luvisi
Our Cellarman
He is actually a geologist and has a master degree from the University of Pisa. After graduation, he left Italy and spent almost 2 years in Australia.Down there he found his passion for the wine world. He has been to France, close to Châteauneuf du Pape for the harvest 2015 in order to improve his experience with red wines
Francesco Garuglieri
Digital Marketing\Tours and Tasting
His grandfather was a Cellar manager at a winery that's the reason why he developed his love for wine. He has a master degree in Marketing and Communication and he based his thesis on web marketing for wineries.
Susanna Baldanzi
Administration
She was born in Siena, but she has always lived in Radda in Chianti where both her grandfathers were farmers. They made wine and she says she remembers that when she was a child, she loved to go to the vineyards with them.
Haseeba Redzic
Gardener\Chef
She was born in Bosnia and arrived in Italy when she was 23 years old with her husband Saijd and two children. She started working at Montemaggio after her husband in 2012.
She loves Cooking, walking, the sea, and traveling.
Luciano Biagianti
Tractor Driver\Agriculture Worker
Before joining the Montemaggio team, he worked as a shipping agent for several years. He has worked in the agriculture field since 1994. In addition to wine and organic agriculture, he is also passionate about yoga.
Egzon Krasniki
Tractor Driver\Agriculture Worker
He joined the team of Montemaggio in 2018. He's actually very passionate about organic agriculture and also about bee breeding. That's the reason why with Ilaria and Valeria he's trying to raise the bees here at the Fattoria di Montemaggio.
Said Redizc
Agriculture Workers Supervisor
He began working at Montemaggio as a tractor driver and supporting team member in the vineyards. He is also involved in the extra virgin olive oil production, gardening, woodworking and DIY activities when needed. For health reasons, he can no longer drive the tractor, but he takes care of all the rest.