Ribollita soup: the smell of vegetables from our garden in your dish
I would like to thank all the friends who write to us and ask for the recipe of our ribollita. It is with pleasure to share again with all of you, the preparation of this typical T
With its rounded shape and a straw “dress” that immediately refers to the image of peasant tradition, we are talking about the straw flask, one of the symbols of the most authentic rural Tuscany.
The history of the Tuscan fiasco has its roots far back in time, it seems that the first time it was produced in the distant 14th century in the Valdelsa, San Gimignano and Empoli area. Here, where the glass art had been famous for some time and these particular containers began to be produced by blowing the glass bubble.
Perhaps the most particular and typical aspect, beyond the rounded shape, is the coating of the Tuscan wine or oil flask.
Originally the flasks were not covered, but over time it was understood that this would guarantee both better protection from shocks and better conservation, as the contents of the flask would be more protected from the sun’s rays and from atmospheric agents in general. For this coating, the “stiancia” was used, a marsh grass widespread in the marshes of the area, easily modeled and made of very resistant fiber.
The fiasco became such a widespread object in Tuscan tables that the greatest Tuscan writers and artists of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance wrote about it or portrayed it in their paintings. In speaking Boccaccio, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, as well as Girlandaio and Botticelli have not failed to portray him in their works.
The fiasco, during the 1700s, became one of the favorite subjects of Cezanne’s still lifes.
Left: paintings by Jacopo Chimenti
Right: painting by Cezanne
Discover our flasks and visit our online shop to discover all our oils.
I would like to thank all the friends who write to us and ask for the recipe of our ribollita. It is with pleasure to share again with all of you, the preparation of this typical T
Thank you to our friend for this fantastic review of Torciano Winery. Our friend talks about our Winery and about Pierluigi’s passion for this work in the vineyard. She taste
Many thanks to our friend Tiernan Cutler for this great review! I have now visited Tenucia Torciano, a winery out in the hills of San Gimignano, four times in the last two mo
8 things you don’t know about Prosecco, the most loved bubble in the world! Prosecco and sparkling wines are incredibly popular wines. They are the first choice for all kinds
We present an exclusive culinary experience of the past week in Manatthan , Torciano Winery brought a little bit of Italy in the United States with a dinner that celebrates the aut
Welcome to Tenuta Torciano Winery. Here you will discover a piece of Tuscany, with our gardens, flowers, vineyards and, of course, you will taste our wines. Take a sit around our t
The truffle is a valuable food; you can find it only in some parts of Italy. There is the white truffle and black truffle, according to the areas in which it is located, the climat
Vernaccia di San Gimignano has a sumptuous and elegant character. This white wine was already present at the end of the thirteenth century, much appreciated by kings and popes. Eve
A big thank you to our friend that visited us and wrote about our winery on her blog, here is her post “Unintentional pit stop: San Gimignano” We are very happy that