Hunter’s chicken in italian is “Pollo alla Cacciatora”. Cacciatora refers to a specific flavour rendered by the combination of the garlic and rosemary we use in the preparation of this dish: the same herbs that hunters would use to flavour the food they caught while out hunting. WHAT WE NEED 1 kg chicken portions, cut […]
THE GARDEN IN MAY
With the long Winter finally over, it’s time for vegetable planting in Vignamaggio’s organic vegetable garden, the Pomario, flanking the villa’s renaissance garden. Vignamaggio’s vegetable garden supplies the restaurant with vegetables and herbs, and perhaps most importantly, the tomatoes we find in so many summer dishes. In fact, the Pomario can boast 5 varieties of tomato: […]
JUST ANOTHER LEMON TREE
Anyone who has been to Tuscany will have noticed that none of the gardens of the great villas scattered throughout the territory would be complete without big terracotta pots containing lemon trees, big and small. The Medici’s first set this trend in 1500. These exotic plants quickly became ornamental items to show off in the […]
HOW TO STORE AN OPENED BOTTLE OF RED WINE
It’s Friday afternoon and it’s been a long week. There’s that bottle of wine you bought on holiday and it’s on your mind: uncorking it, sitting down, feet in slippers and sipping a lovely glass of wine with a few snacks. But you will be tormented by a myriad of reasons to abandon this plan: […]
An old acquaintance
Case all’Orto was part of the property until the ’90s. Guido’s father was actually born in this house lying about two kilometres from Vignamaggio, an old farm surrounded by fruit trees and once renowned for its vegetables. Nowadays Case all’Orto is part of Vignamaggio’s property again. Settled on the green Montagliari plain, on a route […]
10 ENTICING REASONS TO VISIT CHIANTI
Why visit Chianti? Here are 10 enticing reasons to leave the city for a few days to explore the beautiful Chianti countryside. Escape the city After a few days of visiting museums and shops or crowded Florentine monuments, the tranquillity of the hills surrounding Florence will certainly be enticing. How to get there? By Scooter […]
BLACK CABBAGE PESTO
The BLACK CABBAGE PESTO for 4 people A quick and super easy winter recipe from Tuscany. WHAT WE NEED 350g fresh black cabbage 50g of parmisan 20g of pine nuts 1 organic orange Vignamaggio EVO Extra Virgin Olive Oil Salt Cavolo nero | Black kale | Black chard WHAT WE DO Remove the stalks and blanch […]
OIL BREAD
A soup or a salad will certainly not be meal enough: some pane all’olio, perhaps with a bit of finocchiona fennel seed salame and a chunk of good, aged pecorino, will complete your light lunch. WHAT WE NEED: 500 g OF WHITE FLOUR 100 g OF VIGNAMAGGIO’S PRIME GOCCE OLIVE OIL 10 g NATURAL YEAST […]
CINTA SENESE A VIGNAMAGGIO
Hiking enthusiasts will have already noticed 11 piglets lazing about and scampering around the forest and pastures on the right of the dirt road to the river, between the planes of Montagliari. Today we chatted about them to our farm manager, Tobia. PIGS ARE A NEW CONCEPT AT VIGNAMAGGIO. TELL US ABOUT THE PROJECT The introduction […]
