Hi, this is Jeannine writing…
Another glorious day in the valley of the Rooster, Chianti! Today, we researched a local winery to do wine tasting. We selected Rocca delle Macie, about a 10 minute drive from our hotel along the Tuscan countryside. Not only do they have chianti, but they make olive oil, grappa and vino santo. We had a private “free” wine tasting (unlike the Napa Valley) and we tasted the olive oil. Don tasted the grappa (that stuff will kill you!) and then she served the vino santo with homemade biscotti for us to dip into the vino santo…HEAVEN ON EARTH! Great way to start the day. Oh by the way, please notice by the picture – Nikki had carefully selected a special “wine-tasting outfit”. Don and I would sing the song to her from The Muensters…as her shoes remind us of the Munsters…I don’t think she thought that was funny!
After the wine tasting, back to Castellina for a stroll around the town, back to the shoe store where I got a beautiful pair of blue suede loafers…just like the song and then off to our midday nap.
We researched a restaurant in the nearby city of Radda…another darling town and a drive about 15 minutes through the Tuscan countryside. They start with a basket of bread which includes homemade focaccia with cherry tomatoes and Italian herbs, twisted rolls –there goes the non-carb diet. Don and I shared a Carpaccio dish with gorgonzola sauce…oh my god! Great restaurant in a beautiful setting with shuttered windows overlooking the countryside. Another Va Bene evening!
Ciao.
Winery
Nikki's Wine-tasting outfit
at dinner
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