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Lunch on the farm, Saturday 3rd December
Saturday 3 December, guided tour of the cellar and lunch on the farm
Lunch on the farm, Saturday 3rd December
Saturday 3 December, guided tour of the cellar and lunch on the farm
We look forward to seeing you at the 50th Expo del Chianti Classico
After two years of restrictions, the 50th Edition of Expo Chianti Classico returns to its former glory with the producers in P.zza Matteotti, to have their wines tasted and to tell you their great enological stories. As always, we at Fattoria Santo Stefano will also be present, at our stand it will be possible to taste our latest vintages, the Chianti Classico 2019 and 2020, the Riserva Il Drugo 2018 and the Gran Salezione 2018.
Our Chianti Classico 2019 in the Masnaghetti selection
Alessandro Masnaghetti, great expert taster and editor of Enogea, has included the Chianti Classico 2019 Fattoria Santo Stefano in the selection of wines for the masteclass to be held on Thursday 1 September at the Falorni wine shop in Greve in Chianti.
TASTINGREVE, Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 May
The cellars of the members of the Greve in Chianti winemakers open their doors on the weekend of 7 and 8 May for an experience of conviviality and good wine
Sunday 27 March, greetings to Spring
Sunday 27 March a special day, a greeting to spring with a very interesting program that includes a visit to the vineyard and cellar, and the tasting of the new vintages on the market combined with traditional Tuscan dishes, above all the roast turned.
Tastings, we will be present in Milan in Wine and Chianti Classico Collection 2022
With our latest vintages in the month of March we will be present in from 18 to 20 in Milan in Vino and on 21 and 22 in Florence at the Chianti Classico Collection
Organic for duty
At Fattoria Santo Stefano in the month of February we are engaged in fertilizing the land, but also in the pruning of the vineyards, in fact the vegetative cycle starts again and our plants require attention and care.
The party for our 60 harvests
Saturday 23 October 2021 at our company we celebrated sixty years of activity with a vertical in the barrel room, a tasting of old vintages – Chianti Classico 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014 (Magnum, Chianti Classico Riserva il Drugo), 2016 , 2017, 2018 – and a lunch with the dishes of chef Matteo Caccavo of Osteria Il Pratellino. Eight vintages in the presence of professionals including sommeliers, journalists and bloggers from the sector.
September: time for Porcini and Gran Selezione
September is synonymous with Porcini mushrooms Known as “the lords of the woods,” Porcini are treasures in the autumn kitchen. Mushrooms are undoubtedly a delectable ingredient, and they can help you get creative in the kitchen. Porcini mushrooms (also known as the...
Radda in Chianti: a must-see for lovers of Chianti Classico
It’s no surprise that Radda used to be the capital of the Chianti region. Its strategic position was fundamental as the administrative centre of nearby towns Gaiole and Castellina. Radda in Chianti is a spectacular Medieval hamlet and as its name suggests, it is in...
A visit to the magical Certaldo
Certaldo is a small Medieval Tuscan town, famous for being the place of birth (and death) of the poet and writer Giovanni Boccaccio. Situated in the middle of the valley of the river Elsa (Val d’Elsa), it hosts many historically, culturally and artistically...
Lignification (Agostamento) of the shoots: the grapes ripen
The grapes are ripe when the sugars and acids are perfectly balanced, and when tannins and the colouring substances (contained mostly in the skins) are extractable. The ripening stage begins with veraison and continues for a variable period: from about 30 days for...
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