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Amazing views, great wines, beautiful plants & trees from Tuscany  – from  my  Pistoia, called city of green  , beacause of its greenhouses – provided by Moreno Menci who exports  his plants since more than twenty years in Czech Republic  www.vivaimenci.com  , a traditional Tuscan architecture for the farmhouse that is a 4 star  hotel where to spend  relaxing days  , spacious welcoming cellars  with tasting room , private barrels with the owners faces & zodicac sign impressed on them – never seen before ! – a garden that is a paradise on earth : with more than 600 roses , a small pond too & a cosy villa just few steps outside the farmhouse-hotel that can host a  big family or a group of friends…& the food , simply delicious!

In the nearby there are also wonderful places to discover & visit such as historical castles & nice cities with traditional typical architecture perfect for day tours .

A top quality restaurant by the Penzion André serving traditional cusine with local products with great class.

All this I saw & enjoyed last month – June 3rd – in this region named :  Velké Pavlovice, the so called “small Tuscany” in Czech Republic.

I have been so honoured to be invited to the celebration of 115th anniversary of the wineyard  & had the pleasure to meet   again the Poliak   family , the very passionate owners of this  stunning estate !

Winegrower Penzion André (Vinařský penzion Andre) www.slechtitelka.cz  it is a very new building  dated 2013 , in this historical area of wine selection in fact the grapevine started here in 1901 April 12th , first  for production of grapevine, later  for the selection of grapevine. A famous person from thes research station was Christian Carl André, who moved  from  France to here . http://www.digplanet.com/wiki/Christian_Carl_Andr%C3%A9

The Czech  selection of sorts Pálava, André, Aurelius a Agni started here in 1953

In this area  there  is even a collection of apricot trees of a famous Czech sort Velkopavlovicka , there are the mother plants for selection and with their sweet fruits a tasty jam is producted & sold by the estate , so yummy!😋😋😋

Now  the total area is 50 ha ,  assortiment 19 grapevine sorts and 76 historical clons.

New production hall is from 2011, production capacity is 500.000 liters.

The wines’ archive  is dated back 1951 .

Starting from 2009  this area became very famous for TOP Czech wine production and I have been so happy to enjoyed every single drop of this enchanting nectar!

Even a new rose has been created by www.kordes-rosen.com  from Germany  just to celebrate this anniversary with the same colour of the apricot   fruit that grows so flourishing in this region with the name of Pálava. Even a very good honey production is available by the estate.

A new tree too has been planted during the event  to celebrate the special date & live music , Tuscan food from Pistoia served by Moreno Menci – the greenhouse owner of Menci Vivai – who added more Tuscan taste to this fantastic day.

It has been my very first time , as I told you at the beginning but I am sure it will not be the last one, as I loved the small Tuscany who made me feel so proud ,one more time, to be Tuscan !