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On Friday evening our new olive oil arrived here at Monaciano.  Days and days of harvesting were worth it as the oil is superb.  On Monday we will be having a tasting of the oil as well as our wines for those who are spending this long weekend with us.  Wish you could be here!

Last month we held a graduation party at the Villa of Monaciano and we wanted to post some of the photos to show how special it is to hold an event, be it a graduation, wedding or birthday  at a splendid Villa in the Chianti.

The graduate, Dr. Dora Piperno
The Villa is a perfect [...]

On Monday (21/9/09) we started the wine harvest, picking the white grapes that we grow here.  We took some pictures to give you an idea of the fun we have.
The process for white grapes is different than for red grapes due to the facta that it is always done by hand, one bunch at a [...]

On Friday (21/8) we held another concert, this time in the Ballroom of the Villa.
We had the lovely Marina Ortona Ascarelli playing this time.

Here is the program for the event:
Villa di Monaciano – Sala della Musica
A Gift to the Great Music of America
Pianist: Marina Ortona Ascarelli
Friday, 21 August 2009 at 6 pm.
Bewitched – Rogers & [...]

Yesterday evening one of our guests honored us with a wonderful jazz concert inside of the Old Wine Cellar of Monaciano. Unfortunately the photos were taken at the start but after about 10 minutes, everyone else arrived and we had over 60 people enjoying the music, drinking wine and relaxing.
And what [...]

You are probably wondering why we are posting these egg based recipes at the begining of the blog.  We here at the agriturismo are fortunate because we have an abundance of organic products like vegetables and eggs.
Here are our helpers: And don’t forget the big daddy . .our very own real Gallo Nero

Wow, the Siena area is just having spectacular weather.  Sunny and hot but not humid so very doable.
This is the view of the family vegetable garden here at the Agriturismo  from the window of our reception office.