{"id":1727,"date":"2020-03-03T19:16:30","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T18:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sacra.it\/activities\/things-to-see-in-capalbio\/food-and-wine-in-capalbio-the-ideal-holiday\/"},"modified":"2020-03-23T11:51:50","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T10:51:50","slug":"food-and-wine-in-capalbio-the-ideal-holiday","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sacra.it\/en\/country-houses\/activities\/things-to-see-in-capalbio\/food-and-wine-in-capalbio-the-ideal-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"Food and wine in Capalbio: the ideal holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

All of you food and wine enthusiasts, Capalbio offers you the perfect holiday. Ancient flavors, food traditions and genuine cooking combine with simple but tasty ingredients. This land, rich of food and wine traditions, have countless delicacies and typical dishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The quality of food and wine in the\nCapalbio area, and generally in Maremma, is alone worth a journey in this province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is not only crystal-clear waters, the wonderful Burano Oasis<\/a> or the nearby hills. Tourists love enjoying food and wine in Capalbio, just think of the acquacotta soup, the most traditional Maremman dish, or the famous pappardelle alla lepre (pappardelle pasta with leper meat sauce) or tortelli filled with chard and ricotta and served with meat sauces and you\u2019ll decide to plan a trip and a food and wine holiday at Terre di Sacra<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These delicious typical dishes tell the\nhistory of a territory, that is genuine and wild, reclaimed from the marshland\nmeter by meter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients are real, solid, raw and unchanged during time. DOC Capalbio wines accompany local typical dishes and enhance the unique flavors of local food traditions along with the valuable Tuscan IGP extra virgin oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wine routes in\nMaremma<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Maremma has three wine routes: Hills of\nMaremma Wine and Tastes Route, Monteregio di Massa Marittima Wine and Tastes\nRoute, Montecucco Wine Route and Tastes of Amiata.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following these itineraries, you will discover\nfood and wine traditions of the Maremma region. Wine Routes are real journeys through\nthe territory to highlight top-quality local products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hills of Maremma Wine and Tastes Route touches thirteen Maremma municipalities including Capalbio. The Wine Route crosses some cities of this area, such as Scansano where the famous Morellino DOCG wine is produced and Pitigliano, where you\u2019ll find the fresh Bianco DOC wine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mild climate and its excellent terroir\nmake Maremma the ideal territory for the production of mineral wines with a\ngreat character. In this area, wine farmers\u2019 and enologists\u2019 far-sightedness have\ncaused Capalbio wines to grow in quality\nand fame over time<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1999, after a story going on for more\nthan one year, the wine named \u2018Capalbio\u2019 was acknowledged as D.O.C. (Denomination\nof Controlled Origin). This acknowledgement is not only a guarantee for consumers\nas to the wine\u2019s quality but also promotes excellent\nand typical products<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maremma\u2019s saffron<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Historically, saffron origins from Greece\nand Middle East: it used to be called \u2018red gold\u2019 due to its very expensive\ncost. Saffron is not only known as a spice but also as a medicine and a dye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It takes from 120000 to 150000 flowers to\nget 1 kilogram of stigmas (pistils). Their harvest cannot be sped up or\nmechanized and it must be carried out by hand and by experts, just like the\ndrying process and packaging, otherwise the product might be damaged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saffron in Maremma was already produced in\nthe Middle Ages. This spice was reportedly harvested and used mainly for fabric\ndying purposes: for example, traces of a red color has been found in ancient\nroman pools located at Pieve Vecchia in Campagnatico. There is also proof of\nsaffron\u2019s production and harvest in other areas of Maremma\u2019s territory like\nMontecucco and Pari: a writing that dates back to 1300\u2019s says \u201chere a unique\nand autochthonous saffron was cultivated\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nowadays, a cooperative of producers cultivates,\npromotes and commercializes Maremma\u2019s Purest Saffron (Zafferano Purissimo di\nMaremma), guaranteeing about its quality and origin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

All of you food and wine enthusiasts, Capalbio offers you the perfect holiday. Ancient flavors, food traditions and genuine cooking combine with simple but tasty ingredients. This land, rich of food and wine traditions, have countless delicacies and typical dishes. The quality of food and wine in the Capalbio area, and generally in Maremma, is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1402,"parent":1720,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[137,138,122,55,155,16,111,140,56,156,154,139,157],"class_list":["post-1727","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-charming-holiday-tuscany","tag-cultural-holiday-tuscany","tag-excursions-capalbio","tag-morellino-di-scansano","tag-morellino-di-scansano-en","tag-riserva-naturale-wwf-burano","tag-riserva-naturale-wwf-burano-en","tag-romantic-tuscany-village","tag-strade-del-vino-toscana","tag-strade-del-vino-toscana-en","tag-things-to-do-capalbio","tag-wine-food-holiday-tuscany","tag-wine-routes-tuscany"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t