We would like to introduce you to Silvia and Karin, our fabulous ‘front of house’ team for all sales and tours (amongst other things). With backgrounds in tourism (they have both worked at other wineries in Tuscany, Silvia still hosts e-bike tours throughout the region, and Karin hosts guests at her own agriturismo) they speak a ridiculous array of languages…
Speaking of salsicce from Oliviero, this dish is the perfect accompaniment to our Chianti Classico, making a wonderful weekend lunch. Serves 4 160g Chestnut Flour 250g ‘00’ Flour 70ml water 2 eggs 250g Italian pork sausages 2 leeks 10 sage leaves 200ml dry white wine 1 lemon zest 50g grated parmesan Sea salt, black pepper Montecalvi Extra Virgin Olive Oil…
We are thrilled to be able to announce the release of our Chianti Classico Riserva 2019. Coming exclusively from the Montecalvi Alto vineyard which was planted to Sangiovese in 1990, we made just two barrels of this wine from the outstanding 2019 vintage. This particular vineyard tends to give us neater, more compact bunches of Sangiovese and we undertook small…
We were delighted to welcome Emily O’Hare for a visit over the winter. Emily left her job as Head Sommelier and Wine Buyer at London’s The River Cafe (one of our favourite restaurants) in 2014 to participate in the grape harvest in Italy, and has never quite made it back. Emily is a highly respected wine critic based in Siena…
Before the world changed in 2019, we decided to take out one hectare of vineyard that had ‘wet feet’ and was in need of more than a little TLC. We replanted in early spring 2020 with three different clones of Sangiovese: the Brunello clone VCR5, #7 from the Chianti Classico 2000 Project, and I-VCR- 209. These may just be a…
As we head into spring, we are craving fresh greens having had our fill of the roots over the winter months – and yet, with a crisp start to the day and cool evenings still the daily theme, we still need an element of comfort in our diet. This dish ticks all of those boxes. Gnocchi Verdi con Erbette Nettle…
We have a deep knowledge of our vineyards, feeling every contour of the land as we work our way amongst the vines each day. That said, we never accept resting on our laurels and for that reason in order to kick-start the growing season we invited Marco Tessari, guru pruner, to Montecalvi for a week to give a lesson to…
Easter is celebrated well in Italy and, in years where there is not a pandemic, there is a gathering in the local piazza after mass, followed by a hearty (and long) family lunch. Greve is particularly good at this. The “Colombina” or little dove flies across Piazza Matteotti leaving from the church of Santa Croce, rocketing across the square at…
