Saturday, October 28, 2006

Thank you!

At the end of October with the first cold weather of the season, when the trees start to strip a of its leaves, it feel us that Christmas is coming. This period represent more or less officially the end of the summer season.
A season in which Piè di Costa has consolidate its success thanks to a better presence on the web and confirmed by lots of visitors and guests from many European and overseas country.
For that reason Filippo and the Staff of Piè di Costa want personally thanks all the guests like Claudia, Gerard, Frank, Eric, Stephanie, John, Patrik, Manfred and Haike, Christin, Caroline, Isabel, Patricia and many other that with their kindness, their smiles, and their wish to spend an unforgettable holiday will always kept in our mind.
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to make your holidays our profession making us proud to be here unflagging at your service.

PS. I was forgetting... Today is my birthday, you couldn't make me a better present! ;-)

Monday, October 02, 2006

Harvest is started!

Like every year, in the period between September and October, in Piè di Costa is usual to harvest. Piè di Costa is an estate of 12 hectares cultivated with Chianti vineyards and olive groves.
This year, a sunny climate and high temperature, - in particular during the months of June, July and August - has advantaged the growing of grapes with an excellent level of sugar (from which depends alcoholic degrees) in addiction to a general high quality.
This period, is one of the most important in the coutrylife, and represent for our guests, an unique opportunity to experience the production of Chianti wine. As said from some of our guests, they have enjoyed to help Andrea and his staff in grape-picking.