{"id":987501874,"date":"2023-09-30T13:23:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T13:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/castellodicacchiano.it\/the-estate-and-its-history\/"},"modified":"2024-02-25T12:07:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T12:07:24","slug":"the-estate-and-its-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/castellodicacchiano.it\/en\/the-estate-and-its-history\/","title":{"rendered":"THE ESTATE AND ITS HISTORY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.16) 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0.31) 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.16)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.31)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/castellodicacchiano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Castello_di_Cacchiano_tenuta_storia_179.jpg&#8221; 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Il Castello sorge da pi\u00f9 di un millennio nell\u2019omonima localit\u00e0 nel comune di Gaiole in Chianti, in provincia di Siena, nel cuore della zona di produzione del vino Chianti Classico. 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