On Tuscany
The month of September in the Val d'Orcia
Why the four weeks after the heat are, quietly, the finest of the year — and what to do with them.
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Field notes on Tuscany,
slowly written.
Long-form editorial on the houses in the collection, the sub-regions of Tuscany and the way we think about a week here. We publish when there is something to say.
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At the table
On the table: the Tuscan aperitivo, properly understood
It is not a happy hour. It is not a buffet. It is a quiet hour with a drink, and a few things to eat, and a view.
Houses & history
The restored borgo: a short, opinionated history
What a borgo is, what it isn't, and why a properly restored one is among the rarer things you can rent in Tuscany.
Field notes
A day with a winemaker in Chianti Classico
What it actually looks like — the appointments, the timing, the meal at the end — when we arrange a day at a small estate.
From the studio
Why we do not publish prices for every villa
A short note on a question we are asked often, and answered honestly here.
On Tuscany
The coast, in May and October
The Maremma and the Argentario in the two months that are, quietly, theirs.