We propose a toast to Vino Nobile di Montepulciano! Vino Nobile di What? Montepulciano is a beautiful, historic medieval hill town in southwestern Tuscany. Although it began life in the 3rd-century BC as a Roman garrison town, it has long-since turned its attentions to much more palatable pursuits—especially the cultivation and creation of wonderful food […]
Montepulciano
Tuscan Wine Tasting
Wine tasting in Tuscany is not quite the same as in Napa. The province has hundreds of small producers, spread over an area twelve times the size of Napa. Tasting times are seldom posted, and often flexible, distances between wineries great and the roads are long and steep, with hairpin turns. In fact, if you […]
Exploring Central Tuscan Towns
All of our Tuscan trips begin and/or end in Florence and most include stops (although so far, not stays) in Florence’s large, millennia-old rival, Siena. Although it is a lovely city and we still intend to get back, especially for the Palio di Siena horserace, we skipped it on this trip to focus more time […]
An Almost Perfect Day in Montepulciano
Although we have always liked Montepulciano, by the time we completed this trip, it has become our favorite Tuscan destination—the town in which we will next stay and use as our next base of exploration. Our morning began early with a 1.5 hour drive from our Chianti villa to our first winery–a drive that ended […]