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La Cattura, ancient tradition and respect for the environment
The animals are not killed, after checking the state of health they are liberated
An article in the newspaper "Il Tirreno" talks about. Hunting for repopulating, this is the purpose of "La Cattura" (the capture), the event which takes place every year on the second Saturday of the month of February, in the Poggio al Casone company owned by the Castellani family. Basically, it's a hare hunting done in a sustainable way, in the sense that the hare is not killed. In fact, the purpose of the day is to capture animals for verification of their state of health and placed back on the free territory.

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2013, Feb 05 · Life ·
Harvest 2012: how did it go?
The racking has just finished, giving excellent results so far.
Has not been an easy vintage in Tuscany, as in many other terroirs of Italy. After the cold that, during the winter, has fallen us into a Siberian climate, slammed the record heat of a extremely arid summer. Then with the first rains of September, the optimism has returned, because the vine, and Sangiovese in particular, has shown great strength and our vineyards cultivated with natural methods have also coped well with water stress thanks to the ability to find in depth their own food.

Of course, it was not all a bed of roses, and in quantitative terms the follies of a crazy climate are being felt, not to mention the timings, considering that we finished harvest on September 25, almost two weeks earlier than usual!

The racking has just finished, with the grapes that have spent between the skins from 20 to 30 days, giving excellent results so far. And is not over here! Even the olive harvest is at the end, just as I'm writing at the oil mill are completing pressing. Even for the olives, it is about three weeks in advance on the normal development, but with conditions more than excellent.

Photo: Filippo Maffei

2012, Nov 09 · Life ·
Finished the harvest...
But now we must work to turn those delicious grape clusters in the wine that will be.
Finished the harvest we can rest. If you hear this statement it means that you are not in a winery. In fact, at the end of the harvest, you have to turn those delicious grape clusters in the wine that will be and so the work proceeds with great care. We have just completed a collection that for us on the whole it was good and done in the right time managing to have a good product in the cellar. But the work does not end here, and thenhere are our boysnow engaged in the cellars while the staff of the sales started to make contacts, participate in exhibitions and presentations of important guides of the critical sector because the wines have also need to be known and tasted in Italy and in the world. Are we unique? No, we are just a winery. :)

Starring: Chris del Moro
Photo: Filippo Maffei

2012, Oct 23 · Life ·
The harvest continues...
The recent rains have brought the optimal hydration, so long awaited.
For us who have always been working in the vineyard each harvest is like the first: we are always excited and supportive. During this period we are definitely "under pressure", among the grapes, the cellar, the hermitages, the fermentation. We are in full of vitality. Surely we can say that for the moment everything is going well and the recent rains have brought the optimal hydration, so long awaited.

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2012, Oct 05 · Life ·
The charm of the harvest
Almost a mystical ritual that happens every year
Days of harvest at the Castellani. In addition to the daily grind that we carry with us during all the year including a customer's arrive, a taste to do and the control of wines resting in tanks and barriques, now the time to harvest has come.
We started and in the company the atmosphere has changed.

I would like to tell yuo the faces of all of us in these days, the individual faces, voices, but perhaps what most characterizes this period are the odors.

One in particular greeted me this morning coming in the company: the smell of must. Fantastic, warm, sweet, almost velvety, together with smiles and joy of all the people working at the harvest made me rediscover again this year, the beauty of nature and of our beloved wine. Almost like a mystical ritual that happens every year.

2012, Sep 18 · Life ·

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Tenuta di Poggio al Casone

The Poggio al Casone vineyard is situated on the hills of Pisa, in the district of Crespina, in a spot studded with gorgeous villas of the 19th century. The particular soil and the positive influence of the Tyrrhenian coast create a microclimate, ideal to obtain great quality red wines.

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Meeting on good practices in waste management

January 22, 2011 at Tenuta Poggio al casone, Crespina (Pisa) was a study meeting on best practices for waste management. The day devoted to the study of good practices of waste management which saw the participation of important personalities of national and international level. The large number of visitors has shown a strong interest in this type of issue.

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