Tuscany is famous for food, wine and typical products coming from its rich and fertile land.
Our genuine and tasty food is the result of an artisanal work.

TUSCAN WINES

Tuscany produces red wine and, above all, this wine is made from the Sangiovese grape. The practice of adding white grapes to the Chianti blend has, thankfully, all but disappeared; the last twenty or so years has seen Sangiovese find a new partner - Cabernet Sauvignon - and the resultant wines are.
Brunello di Montalcino manages ably to retain the crown of “Italy's most expensive wine”, although the likes of Tignanello and Sassicaia are not too far behind. Some other areas worthy of investigation are Morellino di Scansano, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Rosso di Montepulciano and wines of Lucca and Montecarlo.

The white wines of Tuscany are produced predominantly from the workaday Trebbiano grape. A good one is Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Good Sauvignon and Chardonnay is made, but the prices tend to be quite high. Vin Santo, the famous after-dinner wine, is also seeing a renewed commitment to quality.

TUSCAN D.O.P. HAM

The Tuscan ham is a seasoned ham, entirely worked and produced in Tuscany. The final product has a roundish shape and an average weight of about 8/9 kilograms.
The cut slice has a typical colour that goes from bright red to pale red and is poor in fat. Its delicate taste with its perfect sapidity gives the Pecorino cheese a very peculiar and fragrant aroma, obtained thanks to the use of traditional productive and seasoning methods.
The production area is strictly influenced by the landscape and environment, unique for its cool valleys and sweet hills full of woods.
These peculiar factors are strictly related to the climate and to the final product result.

TUSCAN D.O.P. PECORINO CHEESE

The Tuscan sheep breeding dates back to the Etruscan period. In XV century, the Tuscan Pecorino cheese, which used to be called "Cacio Marzolino" since its production started in March and was carried on till the end of spring, was particularly loved and appreciated also by famous personalities, such as Pope Pio II and Lorenzo The Magnificient.
The Tuscan Pecorino cheese, that is created only from sheep milk, can also be grated and can be soft or hard, depending on the seasoning time.
This cheese has a cylindrical shape and a yellow crust, which can differ and become bright yellow for the softer type, while the paste is solid and hard when cut, and its colour changes from white-pale yellow (for the soft and young type), to yellowish (for the semihard and older type).
The taste is fragrant, deep and very particular.
The production area covers the whole Tuscany region.

TUSCAN I.G.P OLIVE OIL

The deep culture that belongs to Tuscany concerning the olive tree and its oil, unique for its quality, has permitted, since long time ago, this product to be identified as the exclusive "Tuscan" oil in all over the Italian and international markets.
The production area covers the entire Tuscan region.

The productive directions have fixed that all the manufacturing steps must be followed only inside Tuscany: the olives' harvest, the fringing and the product packaging.

The Tuscan extravergine olive oil presents a maximum acidity of 0,6%; a colour which goes from green to gold yellow, and changes during the time; a fruity smell, full of almond, artichoke and other seasoned fruit: a particular and hard fruity smell.

GARFAGNANA I.G.P. SPELT

Spelt is the oldest cereal among all the known ones, since it was already cultivated in VII millenium b.C. Garfagnana is probably the only area in the Tuscan region where the spelt (Triticum dicoccum) has always been cultivated, thanks to the local fields and climate, perfect for its growing.
Following the strict rules, the growing of the spelt must consider only natural productive methods and avoid the use of chemical substances.
The final product must be kept in suitable rooms without the use of antiparasitics.
After the harvest, spelt undergoes a hulling process which therefore becomes mealy and whitely striped.
The productive area consists of many villages nearby Lucca.

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TUSCAN FOOD:
Acqua Cotta - La Bistecca Fiorentina - Bistecca alla Fiorentina - Bistecca Fiorentina - Cacciucco - Chianina - Cinta Senese - Cioncia - Grifi - Lampredotto - Peposo - Ribollita - Scottiglia - Testaroli - Trabaccolara

TUSCAN CUISINE:
Cucina Toscana - Cucina Tipica Toscana - Tuscan Taste - Tuscany Cuisine - Cuisine in Tuscany - Tuscany Food - Food in Tuscany - Tuscany Restaurant - Tuscany Taste - Tuscany Wine and Food

MILANESE FOOD:
Ossobuco alla Milanese - Ossobuco Milanese - Risotto alla Milanese - Risotto Milanese