The farm is renowned for producing single-variety oils from Tuscan native varieties, studying as many as 16 different types. The commitment to quality and the search for new varieties continues today, with an approach that blends tradition with experimentation.
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The place is ideal: located at a height of 280 meters above sea level, in a privileged position and kissed by the sun. The clayey soil – together with the microclimate of the area – contribute favourably to the qualitative growth of agricultural products.
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The association was established in 2022 and already includes nine DOP and IGP products: Castagna del Monte Amiata IGP, Fagiolo di Sorana IGP, Farro della Garfagnana IGP, Marrone del Mugello IGP, Mortadella di Prato IGP, Pane Toscano DOP, Pecorino delle Balze Volterrane DOP, Olio di Seggiano DOP and Olio Terre di Siena DOP.
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This family-run place has been in existence since 1995, started from an idea of Lodi Pieraccini.
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The Castle has been owned since 1964 by the Matta family, who in the 1980s began in the accommodation business with six apartments inside the castle. Currently there are 16 guestrooms, including those inside the castle and the suites in the rectory. Under the walls we find an enchanting swimming pool with a panoramic view over the valley, a delight for the eyes.
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The wine cellar visit is structured as a ‘wine experience’: technical, emotive, sophisticated. The goal is to experience it without predefined paths, passing through the vinification, the vat, the concept of working with gravitational flow. Finally, the curtain opens on the barriccaia, a theatrical scenography with details that condense into a refined show.
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Volpaia currently has 33 inhabitants and 4 restaurants: the properties have now been reunited in large part by the Mascheroni Stianti family. In addition to the prestigious winery there is also a farmhouse, a restaurant and a bakery. The vegetables that arrive on the Castle’s tables come from half a hectare of a strictly organic vegetable garden. In fact, since 2000, the Volpaia winery too has been certified as organic.
The winery extends within the village buildings, connected by an engineering masterpiece: an underground wine pipeline, which goes under the streets of the town.
Keeping your garden tidy and healthy is increasingly a priority: as an outdoor space perfect for welcoming tourists (if it is a hospitality facility) or for personal pleasure. La Boscaglia will take care of everything. From design to construction, always beginning with consultancy. Boscaglia helps the owner from the beginning to the end of the work, thanks to its highly qualified personnel and state-of-the-art machinery. A perfect combination of gardening, forestry and agriculture, found in a company born as a forestry enterprise and that extended into gardening.
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