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Fall is the best time to sow green manure for planting in the spring. In the vineyard this is done after the harvest.Green manure can also be sown in the spring, but at this time it should be sown as thickly...

  Have you ever wondered what the perfect soil is for growing a vineyard? The best soils for vineyards are the ones formed by a mixture of particles of different sizes. In fact in this way it will be possib...

Carnival is finally here. Then we thought it was going to be nice to speak about some typical desserts that we love to make here in Chianti! Rice fritters are typical Tuscan sweets that are eaten both for Ca...

Everyone of us has at least once in his or her life tasted a wine at the wrong temperature. And obviously we will have realized that probably our perception and experience was affected by temperature. let's...

Limiting our selection to Italian grapes and suggesting mainly bottles produced in purity by using a single grape, we suggest the following varieties:  Lets start with the King- the Sangiovese grapes. A vin...

Vin santo is one the most loved wine we produce in Tuscany. Read this article to learn more! The production area of the denomination Vin Santo del Chianti Classico DOC covers 71,800 hectares in the center o...

In this article we would love to talk more about another variety that is not orginally from Chianti Classico but that we coltivate in MontemaggioChardonnay is actually a French grape, originally from Bourgog...

Supertuscan Wines First of all What does Super Tuscan mean? Super Tuscans are wines  born from a modern and innovative idea of wine making. The name "Super Tuscan" was coined in the early 1980's in order to ...

ROSÉ WINE: BUT HOW IS ROSÉ MADE? For a long time rose wine has been synonymous of low quality wine and cheap substitute of a red wine. Today, however, rose wine has a precise position in the international ma...

Serving wine at table is not an obvious and common practice and, indeed, in case it is done by inexperienced people or with too much care, it can cause embarrassing moments and bad figures with one's guests....

Cavallucci are the Sienese and Tuscan sweet that is perhaps the most typical for the feast of the Epiphany. It is usually eaten with Vin Santo or Spumante Secco to create a perfect contrast. In this blog pos...

New Year's Eve is a special occasion for many cultures around the world and the Italians are no exception. Italians are a cheerful and lively people who love parties, and being a traditionally superstitious ...