During the holidays there is always an onslaught of meat and fish, roasted and stuffed. We thought that the vegetables in our vegetable gardens also deserve a place on the dinner tables of special occasions. The base we started with is a simple radicchio and pomegranate salad: other than being delicious and in season, the […]
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BEHIND THE WINE
So far, we have kept you up to date on activities in the vineyards during grape harvest season. But what happens after that? Activity now moves to the “Grape Reception” area, above of the cellar. The grapes are brought here by tractor to be washed, selected and de-stalked. After this, the grapes are pumped straight […]
CHIANTI BERRIES
We could not be prouder of our CHIANTI RASPBERRIES. Vignamaggios’ organic fruit orchard project began in 2015 on uncultivated, sunny land on the Montagliari plains. Other than pomegranates, plums, figs, apricots, apples and pears, in the cooler Mulino del Piano section, we have planted berries, such as raspberries and blackberries as well as black, white […]
VIGNAMAGGIO IN PIAZZA!
The town square, Piazza Matteotti, is the heart of the small town of Greve in Chianti. Greve’s history and growth are unequivocally linked to its piazza, a marketplace since the 300’s. Its position at the bottom of the valley and proximity to the river made it an ideal place for commercial encounters. The main residential […]
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 […]
A POSTCARD FROM ITALY
At Vignamaggio we love post cards. And we love even more to see our guests thinking about a nice sentence to write down for someone special. We like the idea that in your mailbox you’ll find, in between the fliers concerning discount offers or the bills, a lovely message from someone who thought about you […]
GROWING BARLEY: 30 years later
The organic barley of Vignamaggio was sowed last October and harvested two weeks ago. The combine-harvester in the picture was used the last time in the early ’80s, before vineyards took over the Chianti landscape, to the detriment of the small scale cereal plantations; these plantations played an essential role for the daily […]