The name of Chironi family has its roots in Sardinia, where sheep farming is a major activity and it is there that was born our history... back in the postwar period, the grandfather Pietro Chironi, began working in the fresh milk in a mountain house, built of wood, in which maintained all the necessary equipment to prepare the cheese; he gathered the children around the chimney and began to work meticulously explaining every detail and every secret of producing an excellent cheese.
But despite the hard work of grandfather Pietro earnings were not such as to be able to support the needs of a family, for this reason, in the grandfather’s thoughts there was always the sad possibility of having to leave the Sardinia, in order to build a best future for his children. So it was that in 1958 he sold the goats and bought the sheep and after two years, 15 June 1961, with a sailing ship, sailed in the direction of Talamone with the children, the sheep, the dog and the donkey and sailed for three long days in offshore. Upon arrival in Talamone he headed in the province of Siena, in a place called Fior di Siena, near a small town called Chiusure, where he began to settle in.
The following year he moved to Buonconvento, working in the farm Le Sale, formed by nearly 100 hectares of arable landand 4 estates, where he decided to put down roots. It was the first Sardinian family to settle in the area. The main activities he participated were the breeding, followed by agriculture and is due to its cheeses, cured naturally in the cellar below the farm, which was able to create something unique, which was passed down to his children and now grandchildren, with the added value of tradition and values that characterize the history of the family.
Today, Francesco, Pietro, Giovanni and Raimondo lead the farm with the same love and the same ideals neglected over time.