Ravagni In Anghiari

If you want a true Tuscan experience visit Ravagni! My wife had booked this tour on recommendation from our Airbnb host, and our kids (ages 22, 20, 18) and I really didn’t know what to expect. I must admit though, that this turned out to be my favorite memory of our entire visit to Italy. Though there is a little uncertainty that you’re on the right property when you first pull into the driveway, it’s obvious to see that you’re driving through an olive grove. Francesco was waiting to greet us at the end of the driveway with the warmest of Italian welcomes, after which he proceeded to give us a delightful tour of his family’s olive press facilities, originating from the 1400s. Though his English is limited, his presentation of their process while speaking Italian, some English, and very entertaining hand gestures and body language was brilliant! His passion for his family‘s history and maintaining their standards for providing very special products is quite obvious! But if that wasn’t fascinating enough, we then followed him on a short drive through the Tuscan Hills to a charming hilltop villa, where his family was waiting to host us for product tasting and a delicious lunch prepared by his beautiful wife, Olivia. We felt welcomed as family and proceeded to sample their variety of wonderful olive oils, wines, olive oil based beauty products, and some of the most amazing balsamic vinegar I have ever tasted! Their wines and olive oils are superb! My wife says they’re beauty products are amazing, and I attest that their balsamic vinegar is like gold, but that was nothing compared to the warmth and friendship we felt from Francesco, his wife, uncle, and best friend, who lunched with us through the afternoon. We were having such a fabulous time with Francesco and his family and did not want the afternoon to end, but we had a pasta making class scheduled and had to be on our way. Before we left, we did have an opportunity to order some of their products for shipment back home, and our order was received exactly two weeks after our return. And now our friends and family truly get to enjoy a taste of our Ravagni experience! So, when in Tuscany, visit Ravagni for the ultimate Tuscan experience! I am certain you will cherish it as much as we did! And we will certainly be back again in the future to experience harvest time.