THE "GOLD BASIN"...

On many farms in the Chianti, wheat is being cultivated once again, according to
a century-long tradition that was abandoned in the 1970s.
In San Martino at Cecione, near Pranzano in Chianti, one can find the Marinai farm
that is still passionately cultivating special wheat varieties between olive groves.
You can view the antique farming methods and equipment as follows.

Hand-sowiing wheat
in the fields of Panzano (3,3 MB)

The slow-moving seasons and
the germination of the wheat (2,2 MB)

The maturation of the wheat ears
under the summer sun (3,0 MB)

The long-awaited harvest
with traditional equipment (1,1 MB)

The harvesting of the wheat (1,5 MB)

Threshing phases (2,2 MB)

Threshing phases (2,0 MB)

Threshing phases (2,5 MB)

Threshing phases and
the formation of haystacks (1,8 MB)

The millstone and the mixture (1,5 MB)

The extrusion die, the design,
and the drying (2,1 MB)

Old hand-made packages (2,6 MB)

The outdoor party for everyone:
one eats and dances... (1,9 MB)