Rasiglia, A Village Sometimes Described As "The Venice Of Umbria" Rasaglia, Umbria Whilst on our trip to Norcia last month we stopped en-route at the picturesque village of Rasiglia. Rasiglia is often described as the " Little Venice Of Umbria" but you won't find any gondolas orRead more →
A Visit To Norcia, A Town In Southern Umbria Norcia, A Town In Southern Umbria The town of Norcia in southern Umbria is famous for both religious and culinary reasons. St Benedict On the religious side of the equation, Norcia was the birthplace of St Benedict, founderRead more →
A Visit To The Rocca Del Leone (Castle Of The Lion) In Castiglione Del Lago Lake Trasimeno , Umbria Castiglione Del Lago Today was a beautiful sunny day and we decided to visit Castiglione del Lago, a picturesque town on the western shore of Lake Trasimeno. TheRead more →
Carmignano, Pomino, Colline Aretine, Colline Senesi, San Gimignano, Siena, Val d'Arbia and Val d'Orcia Colline Fiorentine and Colline Pratesi These are the hills around Florence and Prato and produce Carmignano and Pomino. Carmignano Carmignano is in the hills to the west of Florence, there are 200 hectaresRead more →
Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano DOCG Montepulciano & Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Montepulciano has its own variety of sangiovese, prugnolo gentile, which is used to make Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG and Vino Rosso di Montepulciano DOC. Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Is A Different Wine! A word of caution, doRead more →
Brunello di Montalcino DOCG The Town Of Montalcino & Brunello Brunello di Montalcino the hills around the Tuscan town of Montalcino produce some of the most expensive and sought after wines in Italy, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG. In fact, in 1980, Brunello became the first ever areaRead more →
The Chianti Wine Region In Central Tuscany What Is Chianti? The term Chianti has been around since 1398 but the original wine produced in the Chianti area was white. By 1716 the area now known as Chianti Classico was officially established. In 1870 Barone Riccasoli wrote aRead more →
Lake Trasimeno Wines As you may know I run a tour at I Girasoli di Sant'Andrea Winery in the Niccone Valley. I have recently qualified as an Italian sommelier and am always interested to try wines and visit other wineries. In the last few years, the winesRead more →
Saturnia Hot Springs, Pitigliano, Etruscan Necropolis & Sunken Roads Southern Tuscany Day Trip Last autumn we went on a day trip to southern Tuscany, we packed a lot in to our day out, visiting the small town of Pitigliano, the Hot Springs At Saturnia and an EtruscanRead more →
San Gimignano, Tuscany The town of San Gimignano in Tuscany is famous for its medieval towers and, despite its small size it is on many people's "must see" list when visiting the region. We went for a day trip as I had never been there. Medieval towersRead more →