Michela Nati and her sister grow hops in Romagna, at the Casalvento laboratories, we produced hop absolute. However, this activity is of interest not only to the markets but also to the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Padua, which, through its agricultural products, aims to deepen knowledge of the active ingredients of […]
< Can a perfume change a destiny? A memory is hidden in a cobalt blue bottle, whose fragrance evokes a memory imprisoned for a long time …. > Elena Caserini born in Codogno (Lo) in 1965 has been writing since the age of 15 and her narrative passion drives her to write short stories and […]
< For Raffaello Massi, a surgeon and psychiatrist by profession, Casalvento in Tuscany is a sober and luminous exercise in memory. Dr. Massi lives, works, and writes in Florence, and casts a clear-eyed gaze upon the passions of youth and their deceptions. A delicate reconstruction of an enchanted world. It is the world of the […]
A certified company is the foundation of any reliable manufacturing operation. Every business is made up of people. Identity and culture define the value of every company: training, experience, qualifications, equipment, suitable premises, and compliance with regulations are essential. A company is only useful if its product is useful. It cannot survive on self-referencing but […]
Our company received a great award entrepreneurship and biodiversity on 2017 by dr. Piero Pii, mayor of Casole d’Elsa on June 24, 2017. The event was the second edition of the Flavors of Music in the Bichi Borghesi estate in Scorgiano. We were awarded a crystal horse on which is engraved “recognition for biodiversity and […]
From March 2 to 5, 2017, at the beautiful Cicalino estate in Massa Marittima, we gave a report at the International Conference on Essential Oils organized by FIPPO. An audience of enthusiasts, companies, entrepreneurs, and consultants enlivened the four-day event. Numerous Italian and international speakers contributed to the success of the meeting, engaging the audience […]
In the late 19th century, agricultural life in the Tuscan countryside had an orderly rhythm marked by the seasons, rituals, and social customs. The lack of transportation necessitated the presence of a figure to connect the farms with neighboring villages. This was the Treccone. The term derives from the Tuscan verb “treccare” (to sell by […]
The prestigious and widely read monthly magazine Bio Magazine sent an editor to Casalvento to ask us a few questions. The article, titled “Lavender tells the stories and organic poetry of our land…“, simply and carefully outlines the evolution of a production project begun in Casalvento in 1962 We immediately understand that journalist Rosa Polito […]
Andrea Pagliantini explains how to making lavender essential oil on his blog. Andrea is a true, strong Chiantigiano, capable of introducing us to the most unusual and curious aspects of Chianti through his writing. His blog features pages of curiosities and daily life, controversies about misgovernment, and also entertaining stories of Chianti Storico. A professional […]
And so it was that on a hot June afternoon in 2013, Matteo Pucci, a professional journalist and founder and editor of the Gazzettino del Chianti e delle Colline Fiorentine, arrived ti the man who scents Chianti. Traveling along provincial road No. 76, which leads from Castellina in Chianti to San Donato in Poggio, he […]
