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Vineyard Update: Turning Over the Soil
We are now working in the vineyards to turn over the soil because during the year we have compacted it passing over it with our machines. This is very important work because in addition to adding...
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Vineyard Update: Little Rain and Mild Temperatures
The Favino we sowed in October is growing and we have finished all the work in the vineyards. We are now focusing on preparing and shipping all the orders at our warehouse. Since the end of October, we...
View ArticleUnfavorable Visitors in the Vineyards
The weather this year, with rain and above average temperatures, has caused weeds to grow in the vineyards. To remove them and avoid problems for the vines, the oldest and most ecological system is to...
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Early Bud Break in Montalcino
The seasonal weather, with a mild spring, helped the vegetation to develop 10-15 days earlier than usual. This can be seen from the growth of the vines, with buds already open (see photo above)....
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Avoiding Disease in the Vineyards
The seasonal weather continues to be abnormal for this time of year. In the morning, low temperatures are at 9°C (48°F) and highs during the day reach 26°C (79°F). In the last few days, the Tramontana...
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Vineyard Update: Blooming in the Il Poggione Vineyards
photo 1 After the bad weather last week, including rain and hail in neighboring areas, the sunny, warm weather has come back. The growing process of the vines has slowed down due to the decrease in...
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Weather Update: Hoping for the Sun to Come
In the last week the weather has been variable and 30 mm of rain has fallen between June 2nd and June 6th. Yesterday we had a full sunny day with high temperatures reaching 27°C. For the next few days...
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Vineyard Update: Pruning in the New Year
After the Christmas holidays we are back to work in the vineyards. At the moment we are pruning the vines, which traditionally happens around this time of year. The weather is concerning to all the...
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The 2015 Olive Harvest
On Friday we started harvesting olives to make our Extra Virgin Olive Oil. We have 12,000 olive trees on the Il Poggione estate. The olives are hand-picked and brought immediately to the estate’s oil...
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Vineyard Update: Organic Fertilization
We have finished the work in the fields where we will be planting new vineyards in 2016. We are fertilizing the soil using pelleted manure that is buried in the soil. Organic fertilization is very...
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Vineyard Update: Turning Over the Soil
We are now working in the vineyards to turn over the soil because during the year we have compacted it passing over it with our machines. This is very important work because in addition to adding...
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Vineyard Update: Little Rain and Mild Temperatures
The Favino we sowed in October is growing and we have finished all the work in the vineyards. We are now focusing on preparing and shipping all the orders at our warehouse. Since the end of October, we...
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Vineyard Update: Pruning in the New Year
After the Christmas holidays we are back to work in the vineyards. At the moment we are pruning the vines, which traditionally happens around this time of year. The weather is concerning to all the...
View ArticleUnfavorable Visitors in the Vineyards
The weather this year, with rain and above average temperatures, has caused weeds to grow in the vineyards. To remove them and avoid problems for the vines, the oldest and most ecological system is to...
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Early Bud Break in Montalcino
The seasonal weather, with a mild spring, helped the vegetation to develop 10-15 days earlier than usual. This can be seen from the growth of the vines, with buds already open (see photo above)....
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Avoiding Disease in the Vineyards
The seasonal weather continues to be abnormal for this time of year. In the morning, low temperatures are at 9°C (48°F) and highs during the day reach 26°C (79°F). In the last few days, the Tramontana...
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Vineyard Update: Blooming in the Il Poggione Vineyards
photo 1 After the bad weather last week, including rain and hail in neighboring areas, the sunny, warm weather has come back. The growing process of the vines has slowed down due to the decrease in...
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Weather Update: Hoping for the Sun to Come
In the last week the weather has been variable and 30 mm of rain has fallen between June 2nd and June 6th. Yesterday we had a full sunny day with high temperatures reaching 27°C. For the next few days...
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Veraison begins!
After the rain last week and the related cooler temperatures, the season is stable and we are registering an increase of the maximum temperatures, with peaks, in the hottest hours of the day, up to...
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Veraison and Green Harvest
The thunderstorms that have been bringing heavy showers in the Tuscan hinterlands in the last days have passed through leaving us almost unharmed: a few millimeters of rain have fallen without any...
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