Splendid Red, White, Rosé and Sparkling Wines to Serve During the BBQ Season
After the two years we spent, the good season has arrived and we can live these moments in the open air, sharing pleasures with friends and family, lighting the coals of the barbecue, where the wines of the Tenuta Torciano winery will taste even better because they make us think of the beautiful Italian holidays, under the sun of Tuscany, among the vineyards of the Chianti Classico and among the beautiful towers of San Gimignano.
Let’s all toast together Let’s drink great wines this season!
Visiting Tenuta Torciano Winery in Tuscany means sharing the 10 best Italian culinary experiences “Table to Farm” Wine and Dining experiences.
We are happy to present our new garden, where on an area of 2 acres, just a few steps from the main cellar, small fields and gardens of the best seasonal vegetables are grown 365 days a year.
Our vegetable garden is not only a source of supply of daily organic vegetables, used by our cooks to make fantastic dishes for every day they come for lunch and dinner in our restaurants, but it is also, together with our chicken coop where we raise more than 100 chickens and ducks, a small oasis for our guests. Enjoy all the benefits included in your stay at Tenuta Torciano Winery & Hotel, with zero kilometer delicacies and discover our wonderful experiences in nature.
But the most exciting thing in Tenuta Torciano is AL FRESCO DINNERS, in our wonderful gardens and directly in the vineyard, in the middle of nature with a beautiful panorama of green hills of vineyards around: Call it “Table To Farm.”
Our winery has given life to the concept of eating and drinking in luxury vineyards. Guests have their own private table in the vineyard, where our butlers and chefs will assist our guests in their every need, creating a different menu every day, based on 100 varieties of vegetables and aromatic herbs from our garden, as well as the Florentine steak from grazing cows from trusted local suppliers, as well as sustainably caught fish. We also have gluten free, allergen free, vegan and vegetarian menus.
During lunch or dinner our Wine Instructor, in English will attend the vertical tasting complete with 14 types of products such as Vernaccia di San Gimignano, Chianti, Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino, Nobile di Montepulciano, four types of Super Tuscan reserve with vintages from 2014 and 2018, tasting of three types of extra virgin olive oil and tasting of balsamic vinegar reserve and dessert wine.
During the tasting, topics such as oenological techniques for the production of wines, the etiquette of the glass with insights into aromas and senses, taste buds and wine / food pairing will be addressed.
All in English
We also have our Torciano Hotel, a few minutes from the winery, located in San Gimignano, where you can easily reach the most important Tuscan cities such as Florence, Lucca, Pisa, Siena and Cortona, for all people who want to continue living these experiences. even in the following days
Tenuta Torciano Winery & Hotel awaits you every day of the year to share magical moments to remember with you.
Author
Luciana Cilemmi
Luciana Cilemmi, deals with Magazine, Style Director and Co-founder of Tenuta Torciano winery and Tenute Giachi wines and the innovative Viviarium Restaurant of Bottega Torciano- Tenuta Torciano & Winery is part of an international reality that is born in Italy by an initiative of Pierluigi Giachi and Luciana Cilemmi, who have worked for years in the Italian wine market , expanding throughout in the United States, managed and controlled by the american company ' Bellavini winery. Luciana Cilemmi was born in San Gimignano to a family of artists specialised in the restoration of medieval buildings. Having completed her technical studies, she now pursues the interests passed on to her by her family, like her passion for artistic objects, in particular works of art created in Tuscany between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. But she reserves her keenest enthusiasm for the historic works completed in San Gimignano between 1100 and 1300. Alongside her love of medieval history, she is fascinated in wines produced from Tuscan vineyards, which, together with saffron and wool, were the most sought-after goods traded by the wealthy noble families of San Gimignano already in medieval times. Luciana Cilemmi left San Gimignano at the age of 21 and embarked on a pilgrimage in search of knowledge and to discover the new winemaking skills and products that were then developing both in Italy and in France. In the meantime she added to her knowledge of wine by attending specialised courses and becoming a master of wine. On returning to Siena, she discovered a wonderful area near Murlo where she fell in love with the tiny, unspoilt village of Montepescini. She bought the estate of Montepescini where, based on the experience she had acquired over the years, she found a particular lie of the land, special climatic conditions and an altitude suited to the creation of great wines. With enormous enthusiasm, doggedness and considerable effort, a reclamation programme was started to renew the terrain which was then used to plant 30 hectares of specialised vines. Sangiovese is the dominant vine, followed by Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah. Years of experimentation and the introduction of new winemaking techniques eventually led to the creation of Luciana di Memmi’s prestigious wines. Some years ago, Luciana Cilemmi succeeded in realising her dream of a lifetime: to return to her home town, San Gimignano. She was destined to buy the historic palace with the medieval tower, which had been owned by the prestigious Useppi family from 1200 to 1927 and had then passed to the noble and historic Chigi family of Siena. The Useppi were a powerful Sienese family who owned several castles. This beautiful medieval building has an elegant and distinctive façade full of Sienese and Pisan architectural influences. If you find yourself in San Gimignano, make sure you visit the Chigi Tower and Palace. Luciana Cilemmi holds regular events in the rooms of the medieval tower, such as the presentation of wines, both from her vineyards and elsewhere, attended by international journalists, experts from the sector and critics. She also organises exhibitions of works of art and paintings, and press conferences on the subject of "Wine in San Gimignano during medieval times”. Visiting the home of Luciana Cilemmi is like re-living an aspect of the past that will not return except through the imagination of those who have believed and continue to believe in this story.
