Italian Orris Butter is of the highest quality and is obtained by steam distillation of seasoned iris root. The iron content depends on the seasoning of the rhizome and the enrichment process during distillation. 3-BUTEN-2-ONE, 4-(2,5,6,6-TETRAMETHYL-2-CYCLOHEXEN-1-YL) is the scientific name for α-irone. Other isomers of this molecule are known: β-irone and γ-irone. Identified as responsible for […]
A broom concrete obtained in Tuscany from flowers grown on the estate- Spanish broom is a very strong plant. With its taproot, it absorbs water from up to 2 meters deep, which is why it thrives in rocky soils and without irrigation. We’ve always been accustomed to seeing plants with leaves, but Spanish broom (Spartium […]
The alchemies of the third millennium are described by modern acronyms for widely differing production processes: WD, HD, SD for the well-known steam extraction. Other acronyms indicate more complex extraction processes: RPD, IPD, TD, HyD, DryD, SE, ASE, MAE, PLE, OHE, SWE, FD, SFE CO2….. Over the last 50 years, chemical engineers have developed just […]
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 […]
