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Riccardo Terossi has a strong passion for the work of Professor Ezio Marchi:

“Ezio Marchi had a very strong personality”

The white giant didn’t show up all of a sudden in the Valdichiana. The Etrurians sacrificed the ancestors of the Chianina to their gods and later in history farmers used the animal to plough the land. Now, the Chianina cattle are mainly known for their meat.

Is it wine, oil or meat?

Chianina is deeply rooted in Tuscan history and to most Italians she's no unfamiliar term. Most associate her with the famous bistecca fiorentina .

‘The disappearing of the mezzadria had more advantages than disadvantages’

As from the middle ages an agriculture system that was based on exchange, known as the mezzadria was predominant in Tuscany. This system has influenced the landscape to a great extent.

“I continue to honour the family tradition”

Together with her sister, marchioness Galeotti is managing one of the oldest and biggest farms of Tuscany . Moreover, la Fratta is one of the most respected Chianina breeding farms of the region. With their biological breeding methods the sisters can maintain the highest quality of the Chianina .

Riccardo Terossi has a strong passion for the work of Professor Ezio Marchi:

“Ezio Marchi had a very strong personality”

Is it wine, oil or meat?

Medieval agriculture system won’t survive the 21th century

‘The disappearing of the mezzadria had more advantages than disadvantages’

Marchioness Giuliana Galeotti Ottieri della Ciaja about La Fratta:

“I continue to honour the family tradition”