At the Il Roseto nursery with Luca and Sabrina the couple who own it with their collaborators, Nike and Sabrina we discovery of the rose . . .
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A farm and vineyard with a long history and excellent wines. Added to by the presence of a boutique-style agriturismo and a new generation restaurant, headed by Chef Jacopo Monni. We meet the owner, Amedeo Cencioni, who shows ValleyLife, and ideally its readers too, around the enchanted world of Capanna. A splendid place to relax and […]
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Alessio Panarese’s relationship with this land, unequalled in its harmony and beauty, belongs to a subtle intuitive knowledge . . .
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For days, weeks and months we have lived in a world subjected to the rhythm of the pandemic. Upset. Awaiting revival. With Survive the only password. First, obviously, Covid19. Then all the consequences: the long confinement in the apartment and the need to build a new, unwanted, but imposed life: forced imprisonment. Mornings, afternoons evenings […]
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We go in search of the amazing historical and architectural heritage of Radda in Chianti accompanied by two of its most exceptional citizens.
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In a spirit of effective re-creation, Daniele brought the old Pitena up to present day standards, giving an authentic space for sociability.
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The cuisine at Al Ponte restaurant in Gaiole in Chianti expresses an irresistible koinè of Tuscan tradition with exoticism from the Near East. All this thanks to the lucid ambition of Admir and Alma Selimanovic – who also contribute to the management of mother and chef Fata’s Il Celliere in Castagnoli. Their secret? A very […]
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At the Municipality of Castellina in Chianti we meet up with Giuseppe Stiaccini, the city councillor responsible for the Via Romea.
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The Loggia del Chianti is truly a loggia in Chianti. The rosebush at the window says it all, it’s a rosebush at the window of a loggia in Chianti. Patrizia Ermini and Michele Bianco welcome us to this large restaurant, with the familiarity and grace of those who welcome you into their own home. […]
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I met Gordon Breckenridge a couple of years ago, in the Val d’Orcia, at a restaurant. Just by chance, on a day out of time, in the cool shade of a Wisteria, tasting Tuscan specialities. Even then I was struck by his generous sociability and his desire to communicate, typical of an artist who is […]
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Gessica Novelli is waiting for us with her generous smile early this morning in the offices of Nuova Casa Toscana Immobiliare.
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We are just outside the town of Radda in Chianti, in a beautiful space with a wonderful view where once there was ‘nothing’. The Lapis [pencil] joinery has been operating here for almost 50 years. Young (almost 24) Giacomo Lapis is the first to meet us. He tells us that the company was founded […]
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