Dinner at La Tana del Pirata in Marina di Castagneto Carducci, Bolgheri, Tuscany - Wine Country Italy (Lake Como, Tuscany, Alto Adige) in 2025

From June 16 to July 3, 2025, Annette and I spent time in wine country Italy, by car.

For an overview of the whole trip. go here: Wine Country Italy - Lake Como, Tuscany, Alto Adige - in the Summer of 2025 

Second Stop: Bolgheri (Tuscany)

This was an organized group tour, led by wine journalist Giuseppe Lauria. 

Day 1 in Bolgheri

We drove from Lake Como du Bolgheri, checked in and relaxed at the pool. In the evening, we went out for dinner to La Tana del Pirata in Marina di Castagneto Carducci, with Giuseppe Lauria and his partner. 

Dinner at La Tana del Pirata in Marina di Castagneto Carducci

La Tana del Pirata 

La Tana del Pirate: The Tana del Pirata is the dream come true of two brothers: Alberto and Mauro Olmi , and their wives Sandra and Sandra, who in 1970 decided to invest in the beauty and potential of the Etruscan Coast, a place of unique and authentic charm cradled between the gentle countryside of Bolgheri and the Tyrrhenian waves. Since then the property has grown along with the Olmi family, to become an exclusive bathing establishment without losing any of its original charm, acquiring a beautiful rooftop terrace, raffia sun umbrellas, comfortable gazebos and becoming one of the most famous restaurants on the Coast, recommended by the most prestigious Gourmand guides.

At the Tana del Pirata , just like the best of pirates, armed with courage, passion and love of challenges, the adventurous hearts of these two guys and their families are still going strong, as they have right from the start. Tranquility, elegance and a touch of wild spirit, along with the force of nature, the wind, the pinewoods that extend almost to the beach, peace and beauty everywhere. Today the Tana del Pirata is also a venue for events, with a salon for cultural debates and private theme parties, a place that is constantly evolving but that continues to have at its heart the unity and warmth of an extraordinary family.
And looking to the future the Tana del Pirata will continue to offer its guests great experiences, but that's another story.....

As it always has been, the Tana del Pirata's kitchen is managed with passion and skill by the Olmi family who offer traditional Tuscan dishes characterized by the excellence of the ingredients, the light cooking and gourmand touches. Recommended by the best guides in the sector, the Tana del Pirata restaurant, expertly and lovingly run by the wives of Alberto and Mauro: Sandra and Sandra, offers refined and inventive first courses like the famous 'exaggerated' spaghetti and maltagliati (homemade pasta) with bream and truffles, grilled fresh fish, catalane, grand royal shellfish plateau, seafood cruditésand homemade desserts, not to mention a list of selected wines among which the excellent wines of Bolgheri stand out. 

 

Arriving

Dinner

Leaving

Wine Country Italy - Lake Como, Tuscany, Alto Adige - in the Summer of 2025

From June 16 to July 3, 2025, Annette and I spent time in wine country Italy, by car.

 

Postings

Wine Country Italy - Lake Como, Tuscany, Alto Adige - in the Summer of 2025  

At Villa Almana in Cernobbio at Lake Como - Wine Country Italy (Lake Como, Tuscany, Alto Adige) in 2025