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2022 vintage: the power of nature! - 1

2022 vintage: the power of nature!

It is amazing how nature reacts to climate challenges. We look at the younger vineyards, which have greatly experienced water stress first and then the effects of a major hailstorm: we see an extraordinary phenomenon of revegetation, as if it were spring… It is the vine's physiological response to the powerful hailstorm. Having regained the nourishment, the…

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Fight against Flavescence dorée - 4

Fight against Flavescence dorée

There are insects that indicate to us that we are fine, others that bring disease. Flavescence dorée is a grapevine disease transmitted by a cicada called Scafoideus titanus, an insect that is moving quickly from northern Italy and has now arrived in Tuscany. The success of the fight lies in the implementation of a territorial defense…

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2021 Sangiovese harvest - 5

2021 Sangiovese harvest

It’s harvest time!   September was propitious: sunny, with good temperature ranges day and night, some gentle rain and good ventilation.  As expected, some difficulties in the youngest vineyards that most suffered from the heat and drought: here further to the natural selection the viticulturist’s expert eyes and hands selected only the grapes they deserve.…

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2021 harvest: last day - 6

2021 harvest: last day

Last 2021 harvest day: picking up Sangiovese grapes in the Bellezza vineyard. First comments coming from the winery confirm our expectations: reduced quantities, very much unfortunately, and low yields (we knew it). Yet, quality in some vineyards was really surprising - definitely above expectations. Some excitement rose in the cellar at the arrival of some…

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LIFE GREEN GRAPES – Final Congress - 9

LIFE GREEN GRAPES – Final Congress

The Life Green Grapes project - New approaches for protection in modern sustainable viticulture: from nursery to harvesting has come to an end (demonstration project funded by the EU Life 2014-2020 program). The activities, which began in July 2017, led to the acquisition of important answers. The Final Conference: Monday, December 13, 2021 (9:45am – 5:00pm). Face-to-face attendance…

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Wishing for a Sustainable Christmas - 10

Wishing for a Sustainable Christmas

Castello di Gabbiano wishes you a sustainable Christmas:... ...a Christmas that can maintain its meaning today and always in the future, ...a Christmas that can be celebrated peacefully ...a Christmas that can continue to be an expression of love and hope ...a Christmas that can be celebrated with nativity scenes, trees, stars and angels, according to tradition, today and…

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