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 THE HISTORY OF CORTE DI VALLE
At the beginning of 1900 an old Florentine diplomat chose the Chianti area as the place where to build a villa while he was about to finish bis last task in Buenos Aires. This residence had to be the suitable place to keep relationships with the world which had belonged to him all his life. He finally decided for" Corte di Valle" on the main road to Florence. |
 A few years before the famous architect Poggi had restored Florence which had to appear more gorgeous as the "Capital of Italy". His unique style characterizes all the important buildings of the time and the villa at Corte di Valle followed the same stylistic canons in order to be up to illustrious guests. |
 The other houses at the estate are typical of the farm settlements in the Chianti area. By 1999 the restoration of the villa and the sorrounding buildings has been completed. Men' s love has been essential to bring back ancient brightness to the land: the vineyards and the olive trees give their fruits again, the wood and the small lake are now accessible. |
 The "extravergine" olive oil is produced by the two thousands trees of the estate. The D.O.C. Chianti Wine comes from the 15 hectares of vineyards, partly facing the villa and partly situated on the other side of the hill. Both the olive oil and the wine are sold at the farm. Moreover, according to an old Tuscan tradition, the "saffron" experimental growing was started in 2001. |
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