Podere La Marronaia- Sosta Alle Colonne

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Podere La Marronaia- Sosta Alle Colonne

Dei’s family was so in love with that old ruin that they decided to buy it and start a brand-new life project. All the vineyards and olive groves were switched to organic farming and the old ruin became a wonderfully renovated country house. Everyone in the family helped with the renovation of the land, even their Italian sheepdog, Dino, a beautiful puppy supervising all the works and the family. Podere la Marronaia - Family Farmhouse in San Gimignano. Fine wine and EVO Olive Oil Producers. Moving all their life and projects to La Marronaia, Luigi and Silvia wanted to rediscover and pass on to their children the pleasure of nature and animals, the passing of time, watching the alternation of the seasons and the vine’s changing. Respect for the environment and nature was fundamental to make this dream come true. And it was right between the vines that Silvia and Luigi had the most challenging idea: organic farming. In 2000, organic growth was a bet for Dei’s family. Actually, they were the first one in the area to produce wines following the organic rules. Their dream was to “go back to the soil”, to the slow and genuine rhythms of the nature and to open the door of their project to all the people who share the same values and respect for the environment. The organic farming considers the agricultural ecosystem as a whole. It exploits the natural soil fertility and promotes the production with limited human interventions like natural treatments that foster the environment biodiversity. The vineyards were switched to the organic system gradually, starting from the land in Podere la Marronaia that – after being purified from chemicals – obtained the ICEA certification (which is the Italian Institute for the Environmental and Ecological Certification. However, the passion for nature didn’t stop with organic farming. In fact, since 2016 the whole organic production has been converted into biodynamic agriculture. Biodynamic farming’s aim is to keep and enhance the soil’s fertility to guarantee the excellent quality of the grapes and olives, both in terms of organoleptic features and nutrition. How? Through the fertilization that respects and promotes the natural soil’s vitality and the rejection of synthetic fertilizers and chemicals pesticides. A choice that requires an increase of work throughout the year, but it gives Dei’s family great satisfaction year after year. For example, the presence of some bird species that live in La Marronaia’s garden and the great results in terms of wine and olive oil production.

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