Tre Sorelle e un cane: a new look – key word Leggerezza!
Tre Sorelle e un Cane is San Donato’s new project: fresh, light wines full of character, made to be enjoyed effortlessly. Inspired by Calvino’s idea of lightness, it combines vineyard and cellar care with a modern, cheerful, and convivial approach.
Meet our new luxury apartment: Torre Angelica
There’s something magical about sleeping in a place where history has seeped into the very walls. At Fattoria San Donato, we are proud to present our newest apartment — Torre Angelica, a luxurious retreat inside our 12th-century tower.
Vernaccia di San Gimignano: a history throughout the years and culture!
February 2016, Pope Frances flew to Cuba to meet the patriarch Kirill and on his flight he was offered a bottle of Vernaccia di San Gimignano. What an honour! And yet, it isn't the first time that Popes and Vernaccia have been brought together. As a matter of fact Vernaccia has been the wine of nobles man, ecclesiast, popes and king since the very beginning. For example Lorenzo de' Medici in 1491 tasted a wonderful vintage of Vernaccia and was so awestruck by it that he decided
San Donato’s Recipes Advent Calendar: Negroni Sbagliato – San Donato Edition
As long as you've not lived under a rock, you might have heard about this Negroni Sbagliato that is raging all over tik tok and instagram. Yup, the one with prosecco in it
San Donato’s Recipes Advent Calendar: I Cantucci
CANTUCCI ALLE MANDORLE Hello everyone and welcome to our Advent Calander Recipe series! We are beyond excited to introduce this new fantastic holiday format: every day, up till christams, we will come up with a festive recipe that will be paired with, and even cooked with, one of our wines. A great opportunity to find out a lot of Federica's secrets in the kitchen and the best ways to pair our wines! Today we begin with a classic! The cantucci, to be rigorously paired with - and dunked in -
San Donato’s Recipes Advent Calendar: Tagliatelle al ragù
Tagliatelle al ragù can it get more classic than this? We think not so there we go. This certainly is one of those recipe that doesn't need an introduction but we'll spend some words in any case. First of all, as always, make sure you have a bottle of Chianti Colli Senesi near you at all times, it is vital for the success of the recipe: you will need it to deglaze the sauce, the pair with the finished dish and to sip while preparing it. Second of
San Donato’s Recipes Advent Calendar: Winter Vegetable Soup
Winter is coming, or better it's here, but don't you worry we are fully prepared and if you follow this recipe you can be too! This is one of those heartwarming soups that make all your worries and colds go away. All that you need on a cold winter evening. We strongly suggest having it in front of the fire with a glass of Chianti Colli Senesi, and that will definitely send away those winter blues. The great thing about this recipe is that you can use any
San Donato’s Recipes Advent Calendar: Chickpea and Kale Cacciucco
Cacciucco, for those of you italian cuisine experts, may remind you the Livorno fish based soup speciality. This is not what we are presenting today - as you know San Donato is far from the sea so having fish on the menu would smell a little
San Donato’s Recipes Advent Calendar: Pappa al Pomodoro
From the series Ricette del recupero from the Cucina degli avanzi: in english we can simplify it in leftover cooking. In tuscan cuisine, especially the one that has roots in the countryside tradition, nothing - and we mean NOTHING - goes to waste, same goes for San Donato. If you ever needed proof that stale bread needn’t go to waste, then you have your prove with Pappa al Pomodoro or Tuscan Bread Soup, and you can be sure, in our kitchen, no bread is getting overlooked. It
San Donato’s Recipes Advent Calendar: Pici all’Aglione
Pici, pici, pici the typical Sienese hand rolled pasta. From the appicciare: rolling it by hands, it was usually done by the women in the farm that would come all together rolling picio after picio while having a chat. This is the setting we suggest for you pici making - little tip if the chatting includes gossip the pasta gets more saucy! ;) It is such a marvellous pasta: easy to make, VEGAN - no egg is required - so you can make everyone happy, thick,