Saffron

The Cesani family has been producing saffron since 1999, when the cultivation of this ancient spice flourished again in San Gimignano, bringing back to life a tradition that hadbeen forgotten for years. Saffron is obtained from the cultivation of the bulb Crocus Sativus which gives life to delicate November flowers, whosestigmas are collected and dried on the coals. It is a very meticulous manual jobthat starts every day at dawn, at the first frostsof October / November, where the purple flower, still closed, stands out among the autumn colors of the surrounding countryside. A rare and precious spice that enriches the most traditional gastronomic preparations of San Gimignano.