New this autumn

Olive Harvest Day in Montespertoli, near Florence

A day with our family: the harvest, the olive mill and lunch.

Book your day See the programme

  • €2001–2 people

    €1503 or more

    per person, transport not included
  • A full dayfrom 9:30 am to about 2 pm
  • Autumnbetween late October and November

From the Harvest to the Oil

Every autumn we harvest the olives of our groves. This year you can do it with us: a day among the olive trees, the olive mill, where the olives become extra virgin olive oil, and to finish lunch at the farm with our wines and the new oil.

  • The harvest

    With us, and we explain how

  • The olive mill

    Where the olives become oil

  • Lunch

    At the farm, with a tasting of our wines

  • New olive oil

    A guided tasting of the freshly made oil

The day, hour by hour

  1. 9:30 am

    Welcome

    A coffee and a few words about the olive grove, then off we go.

  2. 9:45 am

    The harvest

    We pick together, with nets spread under the trees and hand rakes: we explain how it is done and why.

  3. 11:30 am

    The olive mill

    We go to the olive mill together, we take you there: you see how the olives become oil.

  4. 12:30 pm

    Lunch

    Back at the farm: lunch with a tasting of San Giusto wines and a guided tasting of the new olive oil.

  5. 2:00 pm

    Goodbye

    We say goodbye after lunch.

Times are approximate: we are happy to adapt them to you.

The lunch menu

After the olive mill we go back to the farm and sit down together: a tasting of San Giusto wines and a guided tasting of the new olive oil.

To start

  • Our bread with our own extra virgin olive oil

First courses

  • Penne with tomato sauce
  • Penne with wild boar ragù

To follow

  • Traditional Tuscan bruschetta
  • A board of cured meats and cheeses, with our own honey

To finish

  • Apricot tart (crostata)
  • Vin Santo with homemade cantuccini

On request we prepare a vegetarian lunch: write it in the notes. We cannot guarantee gluten-free dishes.

We pick together, eat together and taste the oil just made.

A whole day with our family

A Day among the Olive Trees

Two of us picking olives with hand rakes over the nets spread under the tree Freshly picked green and black olives with a few leaves The cart with the picked olives among the trees, with the hills in the background Harvesting under the olive trees, with green nets spread on the ground The tractor with the roll of nets between the rows of olive trees

Good to know

  • When

    On harvest days, between late October and November: we choose the date together.

  • What to bring

    Closed shoes and comfortable clothes that can get dirty.

  • Languages

    Italian, English and Spanish.

  • Getting here

    30 minutes from Florence, free parking. Transport to the farm is not included; we take you to the olive mill ourselves.

  • If it rains

    We don't pick in the rain: we move the day or you cancel at no cost.

  • Payment and cancellation

    You pay on site, by cash or card. If your plans change, just let us know.

Request your day

Choose the day you prefer: we confirm the date according to the harvest

COST PER PERSON: €200 FOR 1–2 PEOPLE, €150 FOR 3 OR MORE
TRANSPORT NOT INCLUDED

Fill in the form and press “Send request”: it reaches us straight away and we’ll reply as soon as possible to confirm. Prefer WhatsApp? That works too.

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  • Free cancellation: just let us know
  • Pay on site, cash or card
  • We speak English, Italian and Spanish

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Frequently Asked Questions

It depends on the size of your group: €200 per person for one or two people, €150 per person for three or more. The price includes picking olives with us, the visit to the olive mill, lunch at the farm with a tasting of our wines and a guided tasting of the new olive oil. Transport is not included.
During the harvest, between late October and November. Tell us the day you prefer in your request: we confirm the date depending on how the harvest is going and on the weather.
We meet at the farm at 9:30 am for a coffee, then pick together while we explain how it is done. Late in the morning we drive to the olive mill, where you see how the olives become oil; then we go back to the farm for lunch, with a tasting of our wines and a guided tasting of the new olive oil. We finish at about 2 pm, and the times adapt to you.
No: we show you how. You pick from the ground, with nets spread under the trees and hand rakes, each at your own pace.
We don't pick in the rain. We let you know in good time and move the day; if the new date doesn't suit you, you cancel at no cost.
The farm is in Montespertoli, about 30 minutes from Florence, with free parking. Transport to the farm is not included in the price; we take you to the olive mill ourselves, depending on the size of your group.
We start with our bread and our own extra virgin olive oil, then two pasta dishes: penne with tomato sauce and penne with wild boar ragù. Next come traditional Tuscan bruschetta and a board of cured meats and cheeses with our own honey; to finish, apricot tart and Vin Santo with homemade cantuccini. San Giusto wines are on the table.
On request we prepare a vegetarian lunch: write it in the notes. We cannot guarantee gluten-free dishes.
Choose the day on this page, enter your name and email and press “Send request”; if you prefer, message us on WhatsApp. You pay at the farm on the day, by cash or card. If your plans change, just let us know.