Until the 1960s, Tuscan farms were managed by sharecroppers. Where there were slopes, dry stone walls were built, which made even the steepest plots cultivable. With the advent of mechanisation of farming techniques and the ‘industrial’ conversion of viticulture, the rows of vines were built according to the ‘rittochino’ arrangement, which were easier to cultivate […]
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Grandi Pascoli
The Grandi Pascoli covers 65 hectares of woodland between Vitigliano and Il Prato di Vignamaggio. It is a remarkable tapestry of diverse environments, including oak forests with holm oaks, turkey oaks, and regular oaks. Streams peacefully flow through the region, bordered by small wetland areas with alders and hellebore flowers, along with picturesque clearings. These […]
September abundance
The end of summer is a time of abundance, of fruit and fragrances that permeate every corner of the farm. While the gardeners are busy pruning shrubs and repotting citrus trees, the farm’s orchards are bursting with apples and figs, and the vineyard is a bustle of harvesters armed with red baskets and a lot […]
Vignamaggio’s sheep
Thirty-two female Apennine sheep have arrived on the Montagliari plain. They will help us in keeping the land neat and mown by grazing the grass. The Apennine breed was the most widespread in Emilia Romagna and Tuscany until the 1950s. Every year the flocks were moved from the Apennines to the Maremma, depending on the […]
The Artichokes Harvest
A sea of green, fragrant and bountiful: it is time to harvest our artichokes, starting with the large spring “mother” artichokes that we use for our artichoke paté. Between the end of April and throughout the month of May, the artichoke fields in the area, along the edges of gravel roads or leaning against dry […]
The Vignamaggio harvest
Every September is yet another milestone for Vignamaggio: this is the moment our team harvests the grapes that make our wines. Our experienced agronomist Francesco Naldi took us through the steps that lead up to the 2022 harvest. From winter 2021 to summer 2022 The 2021/2022 winter was characterised by very mild temperatures and not […]
Nocino di San Giovanni
It’s the end of June, the Vignamaggio hills shimmering as a gentle summer breeze caresses the vineyards, the blooming lavender, and the foliage of the walnut trees. And it’s these trees that we talk to you about today, because the walnut is the hero of a traditional liqueur prepared during the feast of Saint Giovanni […]
EVERY ROSE IN MAY IS A REVELATION
May was the month of the rose, symbol of pure love and fiery passion. The rose is a flower of enduring fascination, inspiring poets, artists, musicians and especially generations of botanists and breeders worldwide. The latter have created many new varieties with unique characteristics and colours; varieties that continue to fulfil the dreams of millions of […]
LOVE IS A ROOTSTOCK
On Valentine’s Day we replace vines that have surrendered to adversity with vigorous new rooted cuttings, full of life. Due to greedy wild animals, drought and other adversities, a small proportion of our vines die every year, especially in the first years of planting, when the plants are most susceptible. These plants are promptly replaced […]
EXTRAVIRGIN WHAT?
For our colleagues working on the farm, it’s a fixed appointment, punctually every year right after the grape vendemmia: the olive harvest. As the rows of grapevines in the vineyards turn red and the air begins to cool, the olives change colour, slowly darkening, ready to be pressed and transformed into our delicious extra virgin […]