(Golden) Flowers in Chianti

The “Vivaio Fiori nel Chianti” now extends over two different areas: the production nursery is in the Municipality of Impruneta, while the exhibition and sales nursery is located in the Municipality of Greve in Chianti, near Strada. Today, the company operates throughout the Tuscan territory even if, in Chianti, it has laid deep roots with creations of absolute importance and international patronage.

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Gianluca Bianchini, The Eye of the Solver

Entrepreneur, audio video professional, communicator, writer and film lover – Gianluca reminds us how entrepreneurship has changed and how it requires a rather scrupulous multifunctional and multi-sectoral approach, with the timely help and expertise of consultants and ad hoc professionals and maintaining a great open-mindedness, to be able, when the circumstance requires him to ‘think out of the box’

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A New Operational Plan for Radda in Chianti

Water, energy, hydrogeological protection, waste and forest: these are the five cornerstones of the new Operational Plan promoted by the Municipal Administration and which confirm the probative and implementing commitment of the eco-centric vision we have already dealt with (Valley Life “Chianti, Valdelsa and Florentine Hills, nr. 169, Fall 2022).

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Ubaldo Flamini, The House Master

Great news in the tourist rents market, The House Master represents a very valid option to put a property ‘without worries’ on the market; Calculating the real and emotional cost of managing all the administrative and practical aspects, if we add the necessary time and skills, are we really sure that the management on our own, autonomous, is the best solution? The company deals with optimizing profits by fully managing the structures, leaving the owners the right to choose the period in which to enjoy their home.

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The most ‘elevated’ Tuscany at Castello di Albola

Chef Alessandro Chiesa together with the Castello di Albola brigade brings his interpretation of the “Albola Experience” to the table of the lucky visitors again this year, in an exciting tasting and gastronomic journey, experimenting and innovating Tuscan cuisine, made up of very historic recipes and raw materials of the highest quality that find new interesting applications

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A garden with a view

Colorful and cheerful, EdV Garden stretches out on the slopes of a hill with walls, narrow streets, alleys and a beautiful view over the city of Florence: an original space in which to relax and enjoy nature. The garden was born from an inspiration of the owner Alice Esclapon de Villeneuve (from which it takes its name) and is the happy end of a creative mind, an imaginative character and a passion for plants and flowers.

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Il Fiscolo, Tuscan cuisine along the banks of the River Pesa

A scenographic, dreamy dining room for a renovated structure in a natural context of absolute value: the ‘Fiscoli’ chandeliers hover like exotic birds, white and graceful – while we access the large, perfectly harmonious environment on the banks of the River Pesa, near San Casciano. We are at “Il Fiscolo”, where Wynn Gabriel, owner & manager of the restaurant, the chef Teresa Chietti and her inseparable assistant Elisabetta Torricelli join us.

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Chicco, the best pizza in town!

But let’s get to the tasting that was dedicated to us: we start with the curious, opulent, speciality of the pizzeria, that “Scarpetta” which refers to the same all-Italian custom, made with ‘Authentic Integrated Grinding Flour’ from the famous mill mentioned above .. Our ‘scarpetta’ (small shoe) is with “Pecorino fondue, nduja, crispy bacon and pepper powder” and is an extra-menu, recurring in the restaurant that follows the best of the market. Large and baroque alveolation, it seems that it opens and closes like an accordion, perfectly absorbing the ‘sauce’.

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