We just have finished the olive harvest 2018 at La Rogaia.
This year the harvest was very satisfying, after several years with high losses.
Together with guests and friends from Germany and England, we picked the precious olives from the trees for almost four weeks and had them pressed into the "liquid gold" of Umbria.
Read more about our olive harvest and facts about olive oil ...
Amidst the rolling hills of the Crete, Siena looks like a stranded ship, with the town hall tower "Torre del Mangia" and the zebra-striped cathedral tower as the mast trees.
It was our destination for a family trip on a February weekend.
Not only for wine lovers, the name Montalcino evokes images of vineyards in the warm sunlight and the taste of earth and full-bodied fruit flavors.The famous little town amidst gentle hills is one of the highlights of every gourmet trip in Southern Tuscany.