The San Giusto Blog

Stories from Our Land

Terroir, vines, olive oil and honey, told by the people who have worked the hills of Montespertoli since 1965.

Freshly picked green and black olives with a few leaves
Olive Oil

The Olive Harvest at San Giusto, Our Family Farm in the Hills of Tuscany

Our farm, the harvest days among nets and hand rakes, the olive mill and the new oil: autumn at San Giusto, told by our family.

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A glass of red wine and a San Giusto bottle with the hills behind
Wine

Wine Tasting near Florence: a Family Winery 30 Minutes from the City

Half an hour from Florence, in the Chianti hills: what you taste, what it costs and how to get there for a tasting at a family winery.

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Aerial view of the Montespertoli hills
The Territory

Things to Do in Montespertoli: Churches, Castles, Art and Vineyards

A Madonna by Filippo Lippi, castles, medieval hamlets and the Chianti wine festival: our tips for discovering the village of our vineyards.

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Tasting table on the terrace overlooking the hills
Wine

Montespertoli Wineries: How to Visit and What to Taste

The Chianti subzone, IGT wines and Vin Santo, and how to book a tasting: a short guide to the wineries of Montespertoli.

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Rows of vines at San Giusto with the hills of Montespertoli in the background
The Territory

The Terroir of Montespertoli: the Land that Shapes Our Sangiovese

Clay, limestone, altitude and a south-facing slope: why our Sangiovese is born only on these hills, and nowhere else.

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