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We are a Completely Independent Agricultural Craft Brewery<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n

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We fought for a long time and made a dream come true: we have become a Completely Independent Agricultural Craft Brewery.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Being an Agricultural Brewery for us means paying homage to our land and enhancing its value, because it\u2019s not just about \u201ccreating a product,\u201d but about the connection between plants, territory, people, and animals.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][gb_vc_vertical_sep][gb_icon_text titolo=”Live from Farm” modello=”noimg”][vc_column_text modello=”big” testo_big=”si”]Live from the Farm, we tell \u2014 season after season \u2014 everything that happens in the fields: unexpected events, harvests, and small and big agricultural experiments.<\/em>
\nIt\u2019s our logbook: here you can see how the raw ingredients we use in our beers, in the kitchen, and in the projects of our Farm come to life.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][gb_vc_vertical_sep altezza=”sep_30″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]15.09.2026<\/p>\n

Harvest done.<\/p>\n

Once again this year, we’ve wrapped up the hop harvest.<\/p>\n

This is one of those moments that makes all the work worth it.<\/p>\n

We’ve followed these plants for a whole year, watched them grow, waited for the right moment, and now we can finally reap what we’ve sown.<\/p>\n

There’s always that mix of curiosity and anxiety when we open the first cones and smell them. We want to know right away what we’ve gotten out of a year’s work.<\/p>\n

And then there’s the impatience to use it in our beers.<\/p>\n

Now it’s time to celebrate: today from 5 pm at the Farm<\/strong>, and from September 28 to October 4 at the TapRoom and Casana<\/a>.<\/p>\n

PS<\/strong>: we’d left 400 bines of CRK3<\/strong> in the field to see how it would change with a later ripening.<\/p>\n

We liked it so much that in the end we picked them too.<\/p>\n

We’re brewing up another Fresh Hop… Molto Original![\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”49983″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]15.09.2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Day 7<\/strong><\/p>\n

We set off for what, fingers crossed, should be the last day of harvest.<\/p>\n

The machine is running well and, so far, we haven’t had any major hitches.<\/p>\n

Except for a swarm from our apiary, which decided to come check in on how the harvest was going.<\/p>\n

We couldn’t stop, so we pulled out the beekeeper suit and kept working for about an hour, waiting for them to head back to the hives.<\/p>\n

They clearly wanted to check in on the harvest too.<\/p>\n

Other than that, we push on.<\/p>\n

The machine keeps running, the hops keep coming through, and we’re keeping our fingers crossed until the end. See you at 5 pm to celebrate the end of the harvest \u270a[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”49978″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”49980″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]14.09.2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ten hours of work.
\nAbout six of them spent fixing breakdowns.<\/p>\n

And yet today we harvested the hops from 1,400 bines.<\/p>\n

At one point we even thought we might not get going again.<\/p>\n

A pulley jammed and tore off a piece of the machine’s sheet metal. For a while it wasn’t at all clear whether we’d be able to fix it.<\/p>\n

Then, with a lot of patience, Anthony’s creativity, Tony’s optimism, Cesare’s flexibility, and Matteo’s pinpoint precision with the welder, we rebuilt the part and got the machine running again.<\/p>\n

It wasn’t over.<\/p>\n

Chains came off, belts jammed, and more small breakdowns kept coming, one after another. But by then we were ready: we’d stop, figure out what wasn’t working, and fix it.<\/p>\n

Six hours later, we’d still gotten the hops harvested.<\/p>\n

Now we’ve earned a Guerrilla and a few hours of rest, before the last day of harvest.<\/p>\n

Breakdowns permitting, at this point.<\/p>\n

And if you want to see the 1968 machine in action, and see us completely covered in lupulin by the end of the day, we’ll be waiting for you at the Farm tomorrow from 5 pm until sunset.<\/p>\n

Guerrilla on tap and the grill going.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”49963″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”49957″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”49955″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”49961″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]14.09.2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Day 6 – Ready, set, breakdown<\/strong><\/p>\n

After about 20 minutes of stripping the hops, we started hearing some new noises.<\/p>\n

When you’re working with a machine from 1968, you always have to keep your ears open: any unusual noise can mean something’s breaking. Or that it already has.<\/p>\n

Now we’re stopping, trying to figure out what happened, and attempting to fix it.<\/p>\n

The goal is to be back up and running within an hour, even though the fault looks fairly hard to fix quickly.<\/p>\n

If we can’t manage it, we’ll have to rework the harvest calendar. Something we’d like to avoid as much as hail.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”49950″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”49952″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]13.09.2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Crak Harvest 2026 \u2014 Day 5<\/strong><\/p>\n

Every day we pick the hops, and before we can even think about the beer, we have to think about how to dry them.<\/p>\n

We still don’t have our own dryer. So, once again this year, we have Lupfarm to thank \u2014 they’re right near the brewery and let us dry the hops we pick each day. It might sound like a small detail, but it completely changes how we organize the harvest.<\/p>\n

The ripening window is narrow. We have to decide when to go into the field, how much to pick, and fit it all around Lupfarm’s drying days.<\/p>\n

And then there’s the rain, which has already thrown off several plans and forced us to stop and let the field and plants dry out.<\/p>\n

So we keep watching the hops, the weather, and the calendar. And by the end of the day, the harvest needs to already be ready for the next step.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Lupfarm for giving us a hand again this year.
\nIf you don’t know them yet and want to see what they do, you can learn more about them here: Lupfarm<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”49946″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]13.09.2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Crak Harvest 2026 \u2014 Day 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

After four days of forced stoppage due to rain, today we’re back in the hop field.<\/p>\n

We had to wait for the field and the plants to dry out enough to resume harvesting. But ripening kept moving forward in the meantime, so today is Sunday and we’re back at work.<\/p>\n

We’re harvesting CRK3.<\/p>\n

It’s a variety with very small cones, but super aromatic. The plants in this area were more exposed to the heat, and CRK3 seems to have suffered from it more than other varieties. So the yield is lower: there are fewer cones per plant, and during selection we discard quite a few.<\/p>\n

Not everything we harvest ends up at the brewery. Cones that don’t meet standard are discarded, so that only the hops we consider suitable go into the brew.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”49941″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”49943″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]09.09.2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Crak Harvest 2026 \u2014 Day 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since last night, there’s been only one topic in the harvest WhatsApp group: the rain.<\/p>\n

Radar, forecasts, messages.<\/p>\n

Is it raining? Isn’t it? Do we wait? Do we go?<\/p>\n

This morning we got up early to decide whether to head into the field anyway. For a while it seemed possible, then the radar started changing again.<\/p>\n

In the end, the answer came from the sky: about 25 mm of rain fell in half an hour.<\/p>\n

At that point there wasn’t much to decide. With the field this wet, there’s no harvesting today.<\/p>\n

And more rain is forecast for tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow we were supposed to open the Farm to everyone, with the grill going and a Guerrilla in hand, to spend some time together at the end of the harvest day.<\/p>\n

But the forecast is forcing us to postpone that too. The harvest will most likely pick up again next week, and with it, the moment to celebrate the end of the harvest together.<\/p>\n

For now, we keep watching the radar.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”49931″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]08.09.2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Crak Harvest 2026 \u2014 Day 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yesterday we picked CRK1 all day long, without a single stoppage of the machine.<\/p>\n

By the end we’d brought in about 10 rows, harvesting the hops right at the ripeness point we’d been waiting for.<\/p>\n

This morning we set off again at 6:30 with CRK2.<\/p>\n

This variety has also reached the right point, and today we want to pick as much of it as possible.<\/p>\n

The window is still wide, but rain is forecast for the coming days and ripening will keep advancing. The moment we’re looking for is when CRK2 expresses the citrus notes we want, especially red orange.<\/p>\n

We don’t want to wait too long and go past that point: push beyond it, and the aromatic profile can shift, bringing us different notes than the ones we’re looking for in our beers.<\/p>\n

That’s why today it’s all about how much we manage to harvest.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”49916″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”49918″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]07.09.2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Crak Harvest 2026 \u2014 Day 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

At 7 we met up at the Farm.<\/p>\n

Machine ready, hop field in front of us, and a ritual photo to officially mark the start of the harvest.<\/p>\n

Then we got everything set up and entered the first row.<\/p>\n

The first bine went up onto the machine and we started picking.<\/p>\n

After the past few days’ trial runs, today we finally get down to the real work.<\/p>\n

Crak Harvest 2026: Day 1. Here we go.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”49900″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]03.09.2026<\/strong> – Crak Harvest 2026 – Fresh Hop IPA<\/p>\n

Even before the actual harvest began, we ran a preview.<\/p>\n

We selected 100 bines in the hop field and picked them to bring a first batch of fresh hops straight to the brewery.<\/p>\n

Not everything went smoothly. The harvesting machine gave us some trouble right away. It’s from 1968, but with the right maintenance it’s not afraid of hard work. So we took advantage of the day to get our hands in and fix what needed fixing.<\/p>\n

We hope we’ve left it in perfect shape for Monday, when the real harvest begins.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, these 100 bines became the first brew of Crak Harvest 2026. Only 12 minutes passed from the moment of picking to the hops going into the brew.<\/p>\n

The beer will be ready for Crak Harvestfest 2026<\/a>, when we’ll celebrate the end of the harvest in the Taproom and in Casana \u270a[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”49893″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”49895″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”49891″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”49897″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]02.09.2026<\/strong> – Crak Harvest 2026 \u2014 We’re off<\/p>\n

The harvesting machine is ready.<\/p>\n

We mounted the arm and the trailer on the tractor and ran the first tests. For about an hour we had the machine running and also tested the new conveyor belt that carries the hops out during harvesting.<\/p>\n

Everything works. Now we just need to see how it performs at full capacity.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow morning at 8 we’ll be in the field. The goal is to already harvest the quantity needed for the Crak Harvest 2026 brew.<\/p>\n

If everything goes smoothly, by 10:00\u201310:30 we’ll have the first crate ready to head to the brewery.<\/p>\n

The harvest then continues in the following days: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday we’ll be back in the hop field.<\/p>\n

Here we go.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”49887″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”49889″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]26.08.2026<\/strong> \u2013 The Farm doesn’t wait for the harvest.<\/p>\n

While we wait for the right moment to start the hop harvest, work on the Farm continues.<\/p>\n

These days we’re finishing the cover crop cultivation, which has grown so much it’s almost taller than the tractor’s hood.<\/p>\n

The cover crop helps us keep the soil covered during the period when there are no main crops, and once its cycle is complete, it helps work the soil ahead of the next planting.<\/p>\n

Now we’re starting with the mowing. Then we’ll sow again.<\/p>\n

We’re still waiting on the hop harvest. But there’s always something else that needs doing.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”49803″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]04.08.2026<\/strong> – We’re in the period when the hops change every day.<\/p>\n

These weeks we’ve been irrigating continuously. The soil is dry, and the water helps sustain plant growth right at the stage when the cones are starting to form.<\/p>\n

Every pass through the rows is also a check-up. We look at how the cones are ripening, observe each variety, and compare development across the different plots. They don’t all follow the same timeline.<\/p>\n

And, as every summer, we look up at the sky. Just a few minutes of hail can compromise work that began months ago. It’s part of our craft: farming also means accepting that, until harvest day, the weather always has the final word.<\/p>\n

If the weather stays stable, we estimate it will be another twenty days or so before we start the harvest.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”49645″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”49647″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]30.06.2026<\/strong> – Today we headed to the Farm with most of the Crak team, officially to celebrate the release of Farm to Farm Molto Original<\/strong>, but also to take a closer look at the hop yard.
\nIt\u2019s incredibly hot, with record-breaking temperatures, but thanks to continuous drip irrigation we\u2019re managing not to waste a single drop of water. The plants have now reached 6 meters in height and are entering the stage where the bines strengthen and flowering begins.
\nWe inspected around 1.2 hectares: growth is uniform and the plants remain vigorous despite the heat. Over the next few days, we\u2019ll keep monitoring the flowering and fine-tuning irrigation with precision.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”49303″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]19.06.2026<\/strong> – Today, right as we launched the new Molto Original, we also kicked off the barley harvest. Conditions are good, dry soil and well-ripened grain, so we started combining without issues on about 12 hectares. This is the base of the beers we will drink in 2027, and for us it is always a key moment because everything starts here. In the coming days we will continue the harvest, aiming for consistent quality and yield.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”49228″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]25.05.2026<\/strong> – Today in the field, the hops are giving us positive signs: all four varieties we grow are recovering well. The one that was most exposed to the hailstorm took a hard hit and is still a little behind, but it\u2019s making a satisfactory recovery. Over the coming days, we\u2019ll continue to monitor plant growth and response to better understand how the recovery is progressing.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”48950″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]12.05.2026 <\/strong>– Hailstorm on the farm.
\nOne year later, nature has once again put us to the test. A violent hailstorm, just like last year\u2019s, hit our farm, breaking the apical shoots of the hops \u2014 the tallest and most promising ones we had been carefully following. Fortunately, the plants are vigorous and will react, but seeing weeks of work damaged in just a few minutes is hard to swallow.
\nThe vineyard and the vegetable garden were also damaged, especially the zucchinis. Some hailstones were several centimeters in diameter. And while we were assessing the damage, the storm still wasn\u2019t over.
\nNow we\u2019re evaluating the damage plant by plant and deciding on the next steps: where to prune to stimulate lateral regrowth, where to reinforce the hop supports, and how to recover the most heavily affected plants.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”48821″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”48819″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”48823″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”48829″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][gb_vc_titolo titolo=”Before” tag=”h3″][vc_single_image image=”48825″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][gb_vc_titolo titolo=”After” tag=”h3″][vc_single_image image=”48827″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][gb_vc_titolo titolo=”Before” tag=”h3″][vc_single_image image=”48833″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][gb_vc_titolo titolo=”After” tag=”h3″][vc_single_image image=”48835″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]10.04.2026<\/strong> – Today in the hop yard we\u2019ve reached the moment to cut our hop plants: with the machine we cut them back almost at root level to make them regrow stronger for the new season.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”48557″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]9.04.2026<\/strong> – Today we\u2019re in the middle of our hop yard working on breaking up the old ridges \u2014 removing and loosening the soil mounds around the plants to properly aerate the ground. This step is essential because tomorrow we\u2019ll cut back the crown, removing the plant at root level to stimulate stronger regrowth. It\u2019s a slow but important job to set up the new hop season in the best possible way and achieve more vigorous and uniform plants. Tomorrow we\u2019ll tell you how the crown cutting goes and how the hop yard reacts to this \u201cradical pruning.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”48556″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”48554″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]18.03.2026<\/strong> – Today on the farm we\u2019re working on the \u201cbehind the scenes\u201d of the house and the agriturismo: finishing sidewalks and rainwater drains so that, when the storms arrive, the water will flow away without damaging the courtyards. On the other side of the construction site we\u2019re pouring a new concrete slab \u2014 the base where the new building will rise, which we\u2019ll use to shelter tractors and machinery. To make room for this work we moved the hop machine, because the farm also grows through the structures that allow us to work better all year round.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”48401″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]16.03.2026<\/strong> – Today on the farm we lifted the drip line of the hop system: we equipped ourselves with new tools mounted ventrally on the tractor, so we can work between the rows and cut down a good portion of manual work. The hops are already coming back strong, with shoots almost \u201ctoo\u201d large for this time of year \u2014 a sign that the season is pushing ahead but needs to be watched carefully. In the coming days we\u2019ll focus right on them, selecting the best shoots plant by plant to give strength only to those that will carry this year\u2019s production.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”48397″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]13.03.2026<\/strong> – Spring has truly blossomed today between the rows: the green ground cover has lit up with dandelions and small daisies, a flowering carpet stretching from one end of the vineyard to the other. The soil is nice and dry after the sunny days, allowing us to enter with the tractor without leaving heavy marks. Keeping this spontaneous flora helps us protect the soil and bring more beneficial insects into the vineyard. In the coming days we\u2019ll consider only a light mowing, just enough to accompany the growth of the vines without taking color away from the farm.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”48393″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]05.03.2026<\/strong> – <\/span>We barely had time to assemble it in September for the hop harvest, and here we are already taking the machine apart and moving it back into the warehouse.
\nThe upside? After screwing and unscrewing it so many times, we\u2019re learning every one of its secrets: at the next harvest we\u2019ll all be working in the shade \u2014 us next to the machine and the hop cones always fresh, without gazebos and umbrellas flying away in the wind anymore.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”48314″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”48310″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”48312″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]27.09.2025<\/strong> – We used all the time we had to relive two special weeks, immersed in the harvest of our new hop yard, right next to the brewery.
\nThis isn\u2019t a video designed to follow the rules of the algorithm: it\u2019s not short, there\u2019s no pumped-up music\u2014just real sounds and noises, curses and emotions exactly as we experienced them.
\nWe\u2019re leaving it as it is, simple. The rest will be found in the beers that are on their way. \u270a<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][gb_vc_pulsante label=”Harvest video” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Freel%2FDPGJsBzDM3Y%2F%3Figsh%3DdGdzOHRwcW55djc3″ modello=”border”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]31.10.2025<\/strong> – Yesterday we raced against time to finish harvesting the second-crop soybeans before the rain. The day ended with a yield of 30 quintals per hectare\u2014an excellent result for this type of crop. A small accident halted work in the evening, but nothing serious.
\nAbout a dozen hectares remain to be harvested, where a cover crop of crimson clover will be sown ahead of the spring corn, to improve crop rotation and reduce the use of pesticides. Now we\u2019re waiting for good weather to return so we can proceed with the sowing of two-row barley and the maintenance of ditches and field drainage.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”46853″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]17.09.2025<\/strong> – It\u2019s done! We\u2019ve just finished the 2025 harvest: thirteen intense days that taught us so much, and we can\u2019t wait to experience it all again next year\u2026 maybe together with you, with a big harvest celebration!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”46506″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]16.09.2025<\/strong> – This morning Marco showed up on his bike with two buckets turned into side bags, packed with hop samples to test using our barebones setup \u2014 a scale and a microwave \u2014 simple, but it never lets us down. And that\u2019s how we kick off what could be the second-to-last day of harvest. Everything depends on the pace we can keep out in the field today: the tiredness is real, but the energy\u2019s still there, and the bold hop aromas push us forward, step by step, toward the finish line \u270a[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”46113″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”46115″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”46109″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]15.09.2025<\/strong> – We\u2019re back at it! After a few adjustments, we\u2019re back in the field.
\nToday we\u2019ve got extra space for drying, so a harvest twice the size of the past few days awaits us. It\u2019s going to be a long day, but surrounded by these hop aromas it\u2019s no sacrifice at all \u2013 on the contrary, it\u2019s a pleasure to experience it to the fullest \u270a[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”46065″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”46067″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]12.09.2025 <\/strong>\u2013 False start! \ud83d\ude9c\u26a1\ufe0f An electrical component broke down, so no harvest today either. We\u2019ll try again on Monday.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]12.09.2025 <\/strong>\u2013 After two days of forced stop, we\u2019re finally back in the field!\u00a0
The ground\u2019s still wet, but with a bit of care it\u2019s workable. In the meantime, we used the break to tweak the machine one last time. Now everything\u2019s set: harvest is back on \u270a[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”46054″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”46052″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]11.09.2025 <\/strong>\u2013 Since yesterday at 3 PM the rain has finally stopped, and the ground is slowly \u2014 very slowly \u2014 drying up. We\u2019re hoping for a sunny day that will let us get back into the field tomorrow morning or, at the latest, on Saturday.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]10.09.2025 <\/strong>\u2013 Harvest on pause today: heavy rain hit us hard, with over 80mm falling in just a few hours. The field is a swamp and it\u2019s unlikely we\u2019ll be able to restart tomorrow. All eyes on Friday now, hoping the weather finally gives us the green light to get back among the bines. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”46040″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]09.09.2025 <\/strong>\u2013 A few drops of rain here and there, but the forecast says we should be good to finish today\u2019s harvest. The cloudy sky is actually a big win: freshly picked hops don\u2019t get hit by the heat, and we don\u2019t have to stress about rushing them into the shade\u2026 sounds easy, but trust us, it\u2019s not.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”46032″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”46030″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”46034″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]06.09.2025 <\/strong>\u2013 Today we had a real scare: the Monte Taburno harvest was almost lost. The machine broke down and for 5 hours we just couldn\u2019t get it running again. With hops there\u2019s no waiting\u2014cones need to be dried within a few hours of picking, otherwise it\u2019s game over.<\/p>\n

In the end we made it \u270a and even got treated to a rare show: the hop machine running under the moonlight. Not something you see every day!<\/p>\n

Now it\u2019s time for a break with a fresh IPA \u2014 we\u2019ll be back on Monday.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”46011″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]06.09.2025 <\/strong>\u2013 In the middle of harvest, the chain that feeds the bines into the hop machine snapped. Just when you think everything\u2019s running smooth, the unexpected shows up right on time. Now the priority is to fix it as quickly as possible\u2014nature doesn\u2019t wait, and the harvest has to be done on schedule. Fingers crossed we make it \u270a<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”45996″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]06.09.2025 <\/strong>\u2013 No field harvest today: the stars are the hop cones that just arrived from Benevento. Picked yesterday and delivered here at dawn, after an overnight trip in a refrigerated truck from Monte Taburno \u2013 the same mountain where our Tenuta Solofrana wines and our EVO oil are born.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”45993″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”45989″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”45991″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]05.09.2025 \u2013<\/strong>Harvest 2025 powered by the sun – Yesterday\u2019s harvest was brought in 100% with the energy from our solar panels. From the machine separating the cones to all the electric-powered gear, everything ran on our own self-produced electricity. Zero pull from the grid: a 100% solar powered harvest that feels even better\u2014for us and for the planet \u270a[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”45960″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]04.09.2025<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 These are the hop rows we can bring in during a day: the right pace to keep the kiln happy and get a dried cone that\u2019s neither too much nor too little, but just perfect. In the next few days, with this fresh hop, we\u2019re diving straight into a brew of Giant Step Verde \u270a<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”45956″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]04.09.2025<\/strong> \u2013 Harvest 2025 is on! \u00a0The very first from our new hop yard at the Farm, right next to the brewery. After a quick briefing with the new machine, we jumped straight into the field and started picking. It\u2019s a special moment: after years of work, we\u2019re finally bringing in the fruits of this project. Challenges will come, but we\u2019re ready\u2014these hops will soon be in the beers you\u2019ll be drinking! <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”45943″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”45939″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”45941″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]27.08.2025<\/strong> – Our hop yard has never looked this good! The plants are lush, and the cones are getting close to their ideal ripening point, but we\u2019re not quite there yet. We\u2019re carefully monitoring cone moisture with our instruments, combining technology with the experience gained during the many selections we carried out in the Yakima fields in the United States. That hands-on training taught us how to recognize the signs that come right before perfect maturity.
\nThe harvest window will open in just a few days. Now comes the most delicate part of our work: pinpointing the exact moment. If we harvest too early, the hops will lack flavor. If we wait too long, they\u2019ll lose all the finest aromas needed to brew an exceptional beer.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”45882″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”45884″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]08.08.2025<\/strong> – About a month to go until harvest, and the hop field is at the peak of its energy.
\nThe cones are beginning to tighten, and the aroma in the air is growing more and more intense.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”45707″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”45705″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]16.07.2025<\/strong> – It\u2019s a lively time in the garden we cultivate for some of the dishes prepared in the Trattoria, Taproom, and Casana: the yellow cherry tomatoes are starting to change color. Among the still-unripe green ones, a few bright yellow tomatoes are beginning to appear \u2014 a sign that the sun is doing its job.
\nThe plants are thriving, and the path through the mulched tunnels has now become a small green corridor.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”45326″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”45328″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]08.07.2025<\/strong> – Our hop yard has reached the top \u2014 it\u2019s grown to 6 meters and is looking strong and healthy.
\nWe\u2019re now inter-row tilling to remove the weeds and continue mounding soil around the base of the plants. We can definitely say they\u2019re thriving and getting ready to bloom![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”45276″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]02.07.2025<\/strong> – Accidents that can happen at a Farm Brewery. No one was hurt\u2014except our Fiat OM 750 Special\u2014but luckily, nothing serious \u270a[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”45226″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”45228″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]19.06.2025<\/strong> – Today we\u2019re mounding up the soil to control weeds, support plant growth, and improve irrigation.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”45144″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”45142″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]03.06.2025<\/strong> – About a month after the severe hailstorm that hit us, the hop field has made a remarkable recovery. Apart from a few plants that were particularly \u201cwounded,\u201d all the others are growing vigorously and quickly climbing toward 6 meters in height.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”44946″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”44948″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]16.05.2025<\/strong> – It seemed like a quiet day\u2026 until a few (thousand) bees decided it was time to start a new colony and go in search of a new home. Nothing unusual: the climate is favorable, and there\u2019s no shortage of nectar and pollen at the Farm.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”44710″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”44712″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][gb_vc_vertical_sep][gb_icon_text titolo=”Live from the Farm” modello=”noimg”][gb_vc_vertical_sep altezza=”sep_30″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]07.05.2025<\/strong> – A fine yet intense hailstorm put our vineyard to the test, forcing us to replant many of the young vines.
\nIt wasn\u2019t easy to watch months of work be compromised in just a few minutes, but perhaps all is not lost. If the weather is on our side, there\u2019s still time to bring the vineyard back to life.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”44594″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”44598″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”44596″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”vca_93_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]22.04.2025<\/strong> – After days of alternating rain and sunshine, our hops have started climbing (they should reach 6 meters in just a few weeks).
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Spring awakens our hop field. We\u2019ll have to wait until September for the hop harvest, but in the meantime, it gives us a special gift: wild hop shoots! The first precious and tender sprouts that will be transformed into extraordinary dishes by our chef Nicola Cogo. From the Farm to the Trattoria.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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At our Farm (agricultural estate), we grow two-row barley, commonly also called brewing barley.<\/span><\/span>
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We have started an experimental hop field in pursuit of researching new varieties and expanding our horizons. Experimentation and research have always been at the core of our work, and hops are the raw material that most defines our beers.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Our hop field allows us to study in the field and put various techniques into practice, as well as to directly assess how climate, territory, and harvesting methods affect our beers.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
This experience then enables us to consciously select the best hops in the world.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Tenuta Bembo<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

At our Farm, just a few minutes from the brewery, we cultivate nearly three hectares of Glera, surrounded by a 6-meter-high hop field that influences its ripening and aromas, to produce our Prosecco DOC, Tenuta Bembo.<\/p>\n

Tenuta Solofrana<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

In the lands of Mount Taburno, at Tenuta Solofrana, we grow various types of grapes: Coda di Volpe, Falanghina, and Aglianico, with which we produce corresponding types of wine.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row vca_padd_row_std=”si” content_placement=”middle” el_class=”ffw_row”][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner pad_col_wrap=”dx” width=”1\/2″][gb_vc_titolo titolo=”Frutteti” tag=”h2″ modello=”inlinebig”][vc_column_text modello=”big” testo_big=”si”]<\/p>\n

We cultivate naturally and harvest fresh fruit (apricots, cherries, apples, peaches, plums) from our orchard to use in some of our mixed fermentation beers from the Cantina<\/a> project.
\nUsing our own fruit allows us to pick it by hand, selecting it in the field and respecting its ripening times.<\/p>\n

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Both for ethical and functional reasons, we have installed beehives among our orchards.<\/span><\/span>
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In our garden, we grow most of the vegetables we use primarily in the kitchen of our Trattoria da Crak, which offers a fully plant-based menu, as well as for some of the Piazzabriciola dishes you can find in the TapRoom<\/a> and Casana<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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