Tasting, tour and teaching lesson at Villa Corano

The best time I have spent in Maremma among ripe olives, olive trees grown with wisdom and passion in the shape of huts, inside which you can get lost and find yourself outside again as if at the foot of a Christmas fir tree pointing proudly towards the clear sky. But the strong point of Villa Corano is the host, Stefano Formiconi: a host from another era who conveys his immense knowledge of olive groves, vines, winemaking, and tasting paired with the simple and genuine tastes of bread with organic extra virgin olive oil (and garlic) and cured meats made from the best parts of the pig, as well as cookies made with wine and centuries-old wisdom. My husband and I felt welcomed as if by a friend, who shared with us the secrets of his land, his products, his spirit. We bought every wine we tasted and even more, because opportunities to bring home a little piece of paradise in a bottle at the right price must be seized, to savor its taste even years later, returning in memory to that morning with Stefano…
To live as long as possible