Chianti Classico Wine & Olive Oil Producer
“How can you not fall in love with Italy & Tuscany after meeting Gennaro?” Gennaro absolutely loves his trees & vines, and you will too after meeting him. He’s old school and believes that olive trees can’t be left to their own devices, but require persistent and careful pruning and treatment to keep them healthy […]
Watch Our Mulberry Video Clip
Did you know? Mulberry leaves are the sole food source of the silk worm! That’s right – those silk spinning creatures survive off of these tasty berries. Quick Fact Mulberries provided a very useful cash crop for Italian farmers during the 18th & 19th centuries when demand for high quality silk was at its height! […]
Falorni Butcher Shop – Greve in Chianti
Sunday is “farmer’s market day” in Greve in Chianti, small borgo in the heart of the Chianti wine area. Here you can find local producers, artisans and one very special historic shop – Falorni Butcher Shop. Antica Macelleria Falorni is a butcher shop in the area known to pretty much everyone in the area. It’s […]
Visiting Corsini Family’s Chianti Classico
Yes, farmers can be princes too. really. Today we had the pleasure of not only drinking Chianti Classico where it is produced at Villa Le Corti, but also speaking to wine producers of this prestigious Tuscan red wine. Villa Le Corti is located just outside San Casciano di Val Pesa, Tuscany which is an absolutely […]
3 Steps to Drying Figs
Well first thing’s first. You won’t be able to dry figs unless you’re reading this in August. That’s when figs are dried in Italy. Oh and one more very important thing. If you want proper Italian-style dried figs you’re going to need a wood-fired over. Yep, that’s how it’s done. Italians take their fig-drying pretty […]
7000 Types of Apples
Did you know? There are over 7000 varieties of apples in the world. Not just the 4 that most of us are familiar with. Yellow. Red. Green. Granny Smith. If you’re like us and want to say things like – “I much prefer a Jeronime apple to a Roat King.” then start by taking a […]