Riserve Naturali Senesi

	Typical Products
	Wine
	About 750.000 hectoliters of wine are produced every year in the province of Siena: they mainly come form the twelve DOC (registered designation of origin) and by the five DOCG wines characterizing the area of Siena. They are quality wines confirming the vine growing and wine producing vocation of this territory. (the following links all lead to Italian texts) Rosso di Montepulciano DOC San Gimignano DOC Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG Vin Santo Montepulciano DOC Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG Chianti Classico DOCG Chianti Colli Senesi DOCG Colli della Toscana Centrale IGT Toscana IGT Vin Santo del Chianti Classico DOC Vin Santo del Chianti DOC Chianti DOCG Orcia DOC Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Rosso di Montalcino DOC
	Oil
	There are three kinds of oil produced in the province of Siena which are protected by the quality label. They are three different high-quality brands, obtained from the typical cultivars Frantoio, Correggiolo, Moraiolo, and Leccino. (the following links all lead to Italian texts) Chianti Classico PDO Toscano PGI Terre di Siena PDO
	Cheese
	The cheese obtained from sheep's milk, above all Pecorino Toscano PDO, is a cause of pride for the dairy activity of the area of Siena. Pienza is without a doubt the capital for this kind of product. (the following links all lead to Italian texts) Seasoned Pecorino Cheese of Pienza Il Grande Vecchio di Monte Follonico Marzolino di Lucardo Raw Milk Pecorino Cheese of the Province of Siena Pecorino Cheese of Senesi Hills Seasoned Pecorino Cheese with walnut leaves Tuscan Pecorino Cheese PDO Tuscan Ricotta Cheese made of sheep's milk
	Bread and Pasta
	In Siena the bread is insipid. That is without salt, white bread which is perfect to eat together with the tasty charcuterie of Siena. As far as pasta is concerned, in Siena there are the so-called "Pici", that is hand-made long and stumpy spaghetti. (the following links all lead to Italian texts) Focaccia with small "friccioli" (small pieces of bacon) Pici
	Meat and Charcuterie
	Cinta Senese is a breed already present in Siena since the 14th century. The animals live in a semi-wild state and provide high-quality meat. From the Chianina breed, the cow with a rosy meat, we obtain the "fiorentina" steak. (the following links all lead to Italian texts) Typical Capocollo Senese Tuscan Ham PDO Senese Loin
	Herbs and Spices
	Evidence of the centuries in which Siena represented a crossroads for spices, Saffron is today one of the most important products of the province, which is an ideal habitat also for several aromatic plants like Calamint and Moench which acquire here particularly intense scents. Saffron of the Province of Siena (Italian text)
	Cereals and Legumes
	In Siena chick peas and beans are cultivated in small quantities: they are delicate and sapid at the same time, and in them you can find all the contrasts of a province enclosing both sweetness and harshness, both small villages and boundless hilly landscapes. (the following links all lead to Italian texts) Biological Durum Wheat Spelt Common Chick pea Amiata Bean
	Mushrooms and Truffles
	In Crete Senesi white truffles grow: they are precious for their aroma and their characteristic spherical shape, which is possible exactly for the friability of the underground. Precious Tuscan Truffle (Italian text)
	Honey and Jams
	High-quality acacia honey is produced in Siena: it derives from the work of bees which are free to move on unpolluted flowers. Tuscan Honey (Italian text)