The last blacksmith of the village had a "bottega", a workshop, here. He forged horseshoes and hoops for the oak barrels of the celebrated Chianti . . .

The townspeople called him "il moro" , the moor, perhaps because of the black soot that covered his face, and the place is still known as "la bottega del moro", the workshop of the moor.

La Bottega Del Moro