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Harvest chronicles, essays on wine, profiles of artisans. Everything that happens in Val d'Orcia and beyond.
Time in a bottle: the living history of Oria's aceto
The barrels of the Santa Maria della Scala monastery have been gathering flavor for centuries. Tempus Manet is not just an aceto: it is an accumulation of time that no factory can reproduce. This is its story.
Oria Toscana celebrated World UNESCO Day
Val d'Orcia has been a World Heritage Site since 2004. This is the story of how we celebrated it with the community of owners at the heart of the terroir.
The discovery of strinto porcino
In the markets of Val d'Orcia hide gastronomic treasures that appear in no guidebook. Strinto porcino is one of them: a spiced cured pork that locals keep as a secret.
Creating your own wine label: art or craft?
Quadro members have the privilege of designing their own label for the bottles that come from their hectares. But how do you make a good wine label? Here, the full process.
A Balsamico in Tuscany, by the hand of Andrea Severi
Andrea Severi has been producing aceto balsamico in Modena for 40 years. We visited his cellar and understood why time is the only ingredient that cannot be bought or rushed.
The liquid soul of Tuscany
Sangiovese is the most difficult —and most fascinating— grape in Italy. The science of the clone, the galestro soil and Val d'Orcia combine to create a wine like no other: the liquid soul of Tuscany.
Oria's first brandy is born alongside Vittorio Capovilla
Vittorio Capovilla is the most respected master distiller in Italy. Roberto Cipresso called him for a secret project we can now reveal: Oria's first brandy, made from Sangiovese pomace.
Sangiovese and mindfulness: the art of drinking with presence
Drinking the Oria Prólogo is not an act of consumption. It is a practice of attention to the moment. Here we explore the connection between wine, the pause and radical presence.
Oria turns two: a community in bloom
In September 2023 we founded Oria with the idea that the most beautiful land in the world could belong to more people. Two years later, we are 150+ owners across 30 countries. This is what we learned.
Oria Harvest 2025: precision, essence and community
The 2025 harvest was the best to date. Roberto Cipresso directed it clone by clone, barrel by barrel. And 40 owners from 12 countries were there to witness it. The full harvest chronicle.
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