GROSSETO TO TASTE
It is our "good retreat" for some years, A perfect warm in summer and winter and is capable of giving us every time new emotions: the Maremma is a land that we love, for its landscape but also for the many good things he offers.
We had already told one of our visits and our Maremma culinary incursions which.
This time we will focus on Grosseto town and on a couple of other milestones to be missed.
Come sempre, these guidelines are the result of discoveries and personal choices, and they are based solely on our tastes and our experiences.
SALSAMENTERIA the Marmora
To go shopping, to have coffee, for something to eat on site or buy takeaway ready meals, the Salsamenteria La Marmora It is always the right place.
Just outside the walls of the old town of Grosseto, a local casual, friendly feel to live from breakfast to dinner through lunch and a drink, with many specialties and selected products, predominantly territorial.
The winery is very rich, with regional and national labels. In addition to wines, soft drinks and beers and also house cocktail.
We suggest the degustativi paths of cold cuts and cheese platters, served on beautiful wooden cutting boards of typical handicraft Tuscan olive.
Also good hot dishes, like gnocchi with cheese or ravioli Maremma.
Periodically take place themed dinners and live music evenings.
The Salsamenteria La Marmora is our lifeline for any situation: a glass of wine in the afternoon, a piece of cheese to take home, a quick meal when you have little time.
Approved and recommended.
THE MAREMMANA – DAIRY HYMN TO THE SUN
There are only sheep cheeses in Maremma, but also buffalo.
In the hamlet Principina Terra – midway between downtown and Marina di Grosseto – l’azienda agricola Diaccialone breeding buffaloes and exclusively uses their milk to produce mozzarella, ricotta, yogurt, burrata, stracchino, scamorza, caciocavallo and various cheeses in the dairy adjacent to the barn.
From the point of sale can be seen spinning through the glass wall that separates it from the processing laboratory.
At the shop you can buy, in addition to buffalo products bred in Maremma Toscana, also other local specialties; inoltre, in the morning, you can take advantage to do on-site breakfast with fresh bread, local jams, cappuccino with buffalo milk (something that we could certainly not prevent us from trying).
CELLAR WINES MAREMMA
Looking for wine, salumi, formaggi, olio, conserve, pasta or bread? At the Wine Cellar The Maremma there is all this and much more!
One shop's large, fully, in whose initial part there are the wines of Cantina Sociale della Maremma Toscana Wines of Maremma (including Ciliegiolo, Vermentino and Sangiovese), and to follow a selection of the best typical products of the Maremma.
We buy almost anything; in addition to articles for daily shopping, Also delicious thoughts to give, as honey, cantuccini and vin santo.
CRUSHER FRANCI
Reach Montenero d'Orcia, in the heart of Val d'Orcia, means making a beautiful walk of about 40 minute drive from Grosseto, admiring views of breathtaking beauty.
Il Frantoio Franci It is a reality of excellence that has won almost all possible awards in the field of national and international olive oil, both as a company and for individual products.
A dicembre 2019 It came an extraordinary recognition: entry, through an evaluation of 100/100, Hall of Fame Guide flower oil 2020, category exclusively reserved only for 7 of the more than 500 global companies selected.
The company's product line includes basic (including biological and IGP Toscano), cru and selections.
Often going there in December, we are lucky to always find new oil just made. Notwithstanding that, even after several months of storage the organoleptic characteristics remain virtually unchanged.
Do not be afraid to approcciarvi to a still quite unknown to the world: in the room dedicated to the sale and tasting you can taste what you want to choose the oil more responsive to their tastes and needs.
You can find out if you prefer delicate perfumes or more determined, more flavors verging on sweet or herbaceous.
The base line is also available in some Coop and Conad points.
THE DAIRY FIORINO
As with the Frantoio Franci, also The Fiorino Dairy is an award-winning certificates which boasts numerous national and international trophies.
To get there from Grosseto takes about an hour. The journey is not that easily accessible so for those who suffer from motion sickness, but the diligent Master Taster Onaf in me also put wings when it comes to achieve essential goals!
The milk used to manufacture cheese Il Fiorino comes from selected local farms. With this milk Maremma produce excellent pecorino, rendered precious by processing, by time and by the natural environment of seasoning.
Top of the range is the Founder's Reserve, obtained from highly selected sheep milk, produced with the old traditional methods and aged in the cave.
Also excellent Pecorino Toscano DOP both fresh and seasoned version.
The production also includes some cheeses and organic vegetable rennet.
The store also offers other typical Maremma.
Salsamenteria La Marmora
Via Vittorio Alfieri, 1/a – Grosseto
such. 0564/418806
www.facebook.com/SalsamenteriaLaMarmora
Open every day from 7:30 alle 15:00 e dalle 16:30 alle 23:00.
Sunday opening at 9:30.
Closed Monday afternoon.
The Maremma – Dairy Hymn to the Sun
Strada Provinciale 131 Poggiale, 72 – Grosseto
such. 0564/176 8089
www.lamaremmana.it
I Vini di Maremma
Loc. The Christ - Marina di Grosseto, Grosseto
such. 0564/34426
www.ivinidimaremma.it
Frantoio Franci
Via Achille Grandi, 5 - Montenero d'Orcia, Grosseto
such. 0564/954000
www.frantoiofranci.it
The Fiorino Dairy
Location Paiolaio - Roccalbegna, Grosseto
such. 0564/989059
www.caseificioilfiorino.it