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!
Leggi il resto dell'articoloWe are currently harvesting the “black” grapes (Sangiovese, Canaiolo & Merlot) which we use for our red wine.
According to our calculations, we will produce about 250,000 liters of red wine which translates in t 333,000 bottles!
Fortunately the weather has been on our side and the wine harvest is going at a great speed, especially [...]
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 [...]
The wine harvest has begun so we conducted an interview with the head of our wine cellar, Donato, to explain the process.
When will the harvest begin at Monaciano?
We plan on starting on the 21st of September.
Which types of grapes are harvested and how much?
The prevalent grape of the Chianti Classico is Sangiovese and we [...]
On Friday (14/8) we held an open wine bar for our guests here at the reception. When one of our guests was checking in, we told her about it and she asked if we would be interested in having her play her harp in the background. We of course took her up on [...]
Leggi il resto dell'articoloThis morning at around 8 am, the bottling truck arrived so that we could finally bottle some wine. When the truck arrives, everyone gets to work. If you have never seen a mobile bottling station, it is a site to be seen!
One person loads the bottle on one end
then it goes down to [...]
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
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