The label of this important vintage is dedicated to Ser Lapo Mazzei, a famous ancestor regarded as the pioneer of Chianti Classico. In fact, in 1398, Ser Lapo, who was a "notary", thus wrote to Piero di Tino di Riccio: "By 16 December (1398), 3 florins 26 dinars and 8 coins must be paid to Piero di Tino...
Ingredients for 4 people
400 g of Carnaroli rice or Vialone nano
150 g of lardo di Colonnata
400 g of fresh green asparagus
100 g of butter
1 white onion
Two glasses of white wine
A medium-sized potato
1 carrot
1 Celery coast
100 g of breadcrumbs
A branch of thyme, sage, rosemary
Salt and...
Spend a relaxing weekend and have a great tasting experience at the Castle of Fonterutoli. This year Cantine Aperte (Open cellars) will be held on 28 May, in cooperation with 'Movimento del Turismo del Vino' (Association for the promotion of wine tourism), so don’t miss this interesting event in...
'Enoica derives from my activity as a wine maker and my passion for cycling. I like to discover beautiful hidden places; perhaps, if I had lived in another era, I would have been an explorer.' (Francesco Mazzei)
In 2018 the Enoica Road has moved to Sicily, at the discovery of one of the most beautiful...
Serves 4
400g chicken
400g rabbit
1 lemon
1 bunch of basil
1 bunch of beet leaves
Green or black olives
Salt and pepper
2 l peanut oil for frying
4 eggs
200 g flour
How to make it
Cut the chicken and rabbit into large pieces and season them with little oil, lemon juice, finely chopped...
Some days ago, at the Italian Air Force Club in Marina di Grosseto, the strong bond between the Belguardo wines and the Tuscan Maremma – their land of origin – was celebrated. This event included a vertical tasting of Tenuta Belguardo, the Maremma flagship wine whose 2013 vintage ranked 23rd...
Ingredients for 4 people
4 large ricotta and spinach ravioli/people
For the sauce
300 g walnuts
2 garlic cloves
3 sprigs of rosemary
2 tablespoons of soy sauce
salt and pepper
70 g butter
50 g of olive oil
1 glass of dry white wine
MethodFor the sauce: sauté over a low heat butter,...
Here we go again! Vinitaly, the italian wine fair famous alla round Europe, is at the door. We will be present to meet all of you and taste the new vintages and to present the novelties including Badiola, renewed in blend and graphics, Achilles, a 100% Syrah from Zisola, and a new ("explosive") look...
The Prowein, the most important wine fair in Europe, is the first international appointment of the year and takes place from 18th to 20th March. Reserved to the trade, the 2017 edition saw the participation of 58,500 specialized visitors from 130 countries, about 3,000 more visitors than the previous...
On 1st March all the activities in Fonterutoli were resumed, from the Inn to the Società Orchestrale café and grocery and the Fonterutoli B&B. The new year has brought along some novelties, such as the rooms available to the customers who will stay at Fonterutoli, the tasty bruschette...
The second USA Fonterutoli Tour just ended. The hospitality was so warm, the Mazzei wines and the chef Lorenzo's cooking so appreciated that we want to leave the space only to the images, to all the pictures collected during the evenings in your living rooms with you and your guests. A big thank you...
February was a very cold month all around Europe, and not even central-southern Italy was spared from very low temperatures. Snow arrived also in Fonterutoli, and even more unusual, in Belguardo in Maremma as well. Snow not only offers an enchanted landscape and the typical hushed silence, it is also...
