Stories

Vine training at Azienda Agricola Fralupaia

Manuela is busy with vine training, the process of placing the shoots inside the spacers to prevent them from growing into the middle of the row, so they won’t be torn off by mechanical equipment. This procedure can be done either manually or mechanically — in this case, we’re doing it by hand (video attached). …

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Photos of the olive harvest

Produzione olio vinci

We are in the final stages of the olive harvest. We have several hectares of olive trees, and every year we proceed with the harvest — except for that year when a hurricane with hailstones as big as golf balls destroyed everything. Since then, there were periods of low or no production, but the trees …

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Old countryside stories

This year, like every September, it’s harvest time. I’ve been involved in the harvest since I was a child. For some reason, my father used to pay me by piecework when I was little, probably as a joke. One time I filled forty buckets. I think he gave me 100 lire per bucket, which comes …

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Photos in the fields with Sabrina

We took some photos of Sabrina in our fields while she was drinking our wine. The temperatures were high, but that didn’t discourage us. Yes, the wine was chilled. The passing of the baton Under the tree, because it was quite hot And now, just for newsletter subscribers, the backstage

Fralupaia – Recovery mission

This management day turned into a rescue day. We’re sharing the YouTube link — make sure to watch with the sound on. Since the newsletter is entitled to exclusive content, we’re also including this photo that isn’t available elsewhere. Enjoy. Why not invite someone to subscribe to the newsletter? They could participate in the draw …

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News coming soon

We’re updating you with the upcoming news. Soon we’ll have a photoshoot with a model and a review from a sommelier. Unfortunately, on a confidential note, we can tell you that sommeliers are extremely elusive, and scheduling them is almost impossible. But sooner or later, we’ll manage. This is our yard, where you can see …

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Foto Storiche

In questa foto potete vedere (non proprio benissimo, lo sappiamo) il vecchio fattore dell’azienda, Rolando Gini (nonno degli attuali proprietari), insieme alla nostra attuale fotografa e tuttofare, Chiara Gini Postiamo qualche foto, tra cui alcune non messe sui social. Castellani Giuliana, moglie di Rolando Gini. Adesso ha 96 anni, qui credo circa cinquanta. L’addetto al …

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