Tuscan Wine Tour

Saturday was the most awesome adventure ever. Lori, Mallory and I took a horseback tour of the Tuscan countryside. It was amazing. Unfortuntely, I cannot post any of the pics as Lori's Mac is not playing nice with my HP camera. So, check out my facebook ...

Ryan's real birthday was celebrated two days later with a private wine tour with a very knowledgeable guide in the Cinati Classico region. For the wine lovers (and our record|) I'll go into a bit more detail on this region and its wines as detailed in an ...

... Momma's lasagna. The wines were really expensive, we would have bought one in the days when we were cellaring wine but not here, one of the ladies on the tour thought the prices were for a case not a bottle, she was planning her list for a little ...

... our taste buds and we wished we could have afforded to buy up their stock of this premium vino rosso.  The amazing thing about Tuscan wine is that it is all good, but there are wide varations in the quality and aspects of it, even though almost all ...

... and Linda, the google queen, clicked around on the internet, researching the best of the best as usual. For this afternoon we booked a wine tour of the Chianti area. We did not find it a very responsible idea to go and drive around after tasting so we ...

(Erica) Today we have our 2nd and last wine tour - this time at Banfi (thanks Blair and Fran for making this happen!!!!!!). Like Tenuta di Arceno, this vineyard was about a 45 minute drive from our villa. The difference is that Banfi is HUGE and the ...

... on wine and wine production, and a good teacher. I would recommend his tours and tastings. I learnt a lot about Tuscan wine, and of course sampled some excellent examples. This was expensive tour, but anyone on any budget can sample ...

Montepulciano is known as the paradise of Tuscan wine.  It is accredited world renown for the Vino Nobile it produces.  It is also one of the highest of the Tuscan hill towns, with stunning panoramic views, winding alleys & odd shaped ...

... to see where the cantina was, and also were they stored their wine, some dating back to 1947! This marked the end of our tour with Tuscan Wine Trails, and I really enjoyed myself, even though I am not a wine person. I think mom also had a great time, and ...

... try every label that exists and if this requires travelling the world, then so be it. Nothing gets your juices going like a wine tour in the most exotic of places and your fndest memory is performing sword tricks on champagne bottles in South Africa. ...

... hillside, but to be honest, the Tuscan hillside is pretty dry about now. Come back with friends or another couple and another half, do a wine tour, rent a car, and stay a while. I think that is the way it should be done. I got some great pictures ...

... should immigrate there because there are more multicultural opportunities. The second occasion occured while lunching in Tuscany on the wine tour. I was discussing with an Australian that as far as second languages go, Italian is pretty limited in its ...

... snacks while you sampled. Wild boar salami a delicacy in these parts as well as some pecorino cheese and more biscotti. The wine tour was a truly Tuscan way to end our trip to the heart of Italy. Tuscany is much more than the swarms of tourists who flock ...

... has much to offer.  The rural roads, mountain air, and beautiful scenery make it the perfect setting for a California Wine Tour. Most wineries offer complimentary wine tasting.   An added bonus:  the wines are much cheaper than ...

... explored the sleepy but beautiful town and returned to our chateau. There is a winery on the property, Bargello, and we took the wine tour led by the owner's son. We had dinner at the hotel's Michelin rated restaurant, our first fancy meal since arriving ...

... black leather sofa in a smoke filled loft and touring the city by day solo, I opted for a hostel and booked a Tuscan wine tour for a bit more interaction with fellow travelers. The tour was fabulous, and my hopes to meet traveling peers were fulfilled. ...

... with its cobble stoned lane ways and cute Taverna’s. However the surrounding countryside of Florence held that special ‘Tuscan appearance’ which is something you have heard about but needs to be experienced by your own senses to be ...

... ride a bike.A colleague had told me about a beautiful town called San Gimignano and insisted that it was the most beautiful spot on his Tuscan tour. How was I going to see all of this now :( I made my way to the hotel with the no plan in mind. ...

... a little later at 10am, i think that i am getting far too used to breakfasting on the terrace overlooking a view of the Tuscan hills. I was informed that i had either woken or kept awake a couple of members of the group with my drunken ...

... harvesting grapes, gathering apples and figs from the orchard. 21 days of Italian meals...pasta, garden fresh salads, Tuscan bread, red wine, pecorino cheese, mortadella, figs wrapped in proscuitto, rabbit cooked in fennel pollen, Italian sausage, ...