A year in the vine

WINTER

As soon as last year’s harvest (2021) was done, in October, we immediately started preparing the soil and looking after the plots that needed us the most so we began by spreading our compost on the leanest areas. 

We then sowed our green manure legumes, particularly clover, ryegrass or barley. Once the manure was sown, we patiently waited for the winter cold of January and February, which was pungent and yet not too humid due to the scarcity of rains. 

The winter is the ideal time to prune the plants, guaranteeing a perfect and homogenous budding in spring. 

SPRING

The budding of our wines began at the end of March up to the first 10 days of April.

The 2022 spring was slightly colder than usual and the drought, given by one of the least rainy winters of the last 60 years, has slowed down the progression of our buds. However, their budding exploded with vigour at the beginning of May, growing at an incredibly fast pace. 

At the beginning of June our plants reached the complete flowering to which followed a fairly regular fruit set and veraison.

SUMMER

This year’s summer has been particularly hot and dry and only thanks to mid-August’s rains were we able to reach the perfect, albeit early, ripening of our grapes. 

We began the harvest the 24th of August beginning from the Chardonnay and Vernaccia grapes for the Spumante base. On the 31st of August we then proceed with Sangiovese, Ciliegiolo and Syrah for our Rosato Donna Miolanne. 

Beginning from the 7th of September we harvest our Vernaccia in 2 stages to select which grapes to leave on the vines for a later harvest at the end of September destined to become Riserva Benedetta and selection Angelica, that will age both in wood and cement. 

AUTUMN

Once the Vernaccia was harvested we picked the Sangiovese for the Chianti Colli Senesi wines, followed by the Syrah, Sangiovese and lastly Merlot for our San Gimignano DOC single grape variety Arrigo wines. 

The harvest ended on the 3rd of October.