Oil tastings

A long process is needed to produce an excellent oil that requires passion, commitment, sacrifice, as well as an effective technique. We must always keep in mind the complexity of the entire production cycle of the plant and the olive; Oil quality depends on the type of crushing and extraction (two important stages), but also by the care work of the plant in the most sensitive periods of the year.

The extra virgin olive of Torre Prima farmhouse in San Gimignano is done with four different varieties of olives and is definitely one of the best in Tuscany; its taste goes well with the typical bruschetta and other regional dishes that you can taste choosing to spend a holiday in Chianti.

Wine tastings

Torre Prima is a family business; in addition to the management of the agritourism, the main activities carried out concern the olive harvest and the grape harvest. In the early seventies, the Pollina family bought the cottage in San Gimignano and began to take its first strenuous steps in the area: these were very difficult years, in which the countryside was mostly abandoned to go in search of a more comfortable life in city. However, the Pollina family do not give up and decide to follow this path to the end, convinced that the earth can continue to offer them only the best of its products.

Currently the production of oil and wine is an important part of the company's activities: there are things to which Tuscany is deeply linked and one of these is certainly extra virgin olive oil, a truly precious commodity to which many are dedicated work hours. It is possible to have wine tastings at our farmhouse in San Gimignano, where the Sienese Chianti hills will be the backdrop.