Expression of a territory that keeps great tradition and a passion for enogastronomy with typical and genuine, in a concentration of quality that shines for numerous awards DOP – such like Vernaccia, Saffron, Marzolino cheese.
The municipality of San Gimignano is increasingly greener and winking towards the environment and the organic, already among the core components of its great tourist appeal that make it a favorite destination for holidays in nature and food & wine vacations in Tuscany
With the new year, the territory of the town of Siena – already UNESCO World Heritage Site for its ancient medieval village – adds an additional “quality certification” to their typical implicitly conferred by the new constitution of Biodistretto San Gimignano.Born from the collaboration between the City, the Province, the City Brand Consortium and local farms, was officially ratified on January 14, 2014, , however, Biodistretto San Gimignano does not concern only organic products – and therefore the food and wine – but more generally everything related to the enhancement and promotion of the territory.
In fact, the objectives of the new institution are making all concerned aware of the wider use of biodegradable and compostable materials, nutrition education in school programs with the inclusion of agriculture laboratories and the use of organic canteens, as well as support for producers wishing to operate in the field of organic farming.