"Drink Slow.. But Drink A Lot!"

After a very late Friday night where our group caught the last, 4:30 am bus leaving the discoteca and successfully jammed close to 100 screaming, sweaty Italians and us onto a 48 person charter bus (welcome to italy, where laws don't apply), we decided to lay low on Saturday.

However, since we are in the heart of the Tuscan countryside, Sunday of course had to go on a group wine tasting tour. The two small buses left from the city center and took us about 45 minutes out into the country side where we just passed vineyard after vineyard after vineyard! The gorgeous green, gold and red rolling hills of Tuscany were being illuminated by the breaks in the daunting storm clouds creating the most amazing views we have ever seen.

We made several pit stops to other small towns along the way. First in Montepulciano, Casa Vecchio, then San Geminiano. All about a tenth of the size of Siena with one main street located on top of a small hill. We stopped at two wineries where we learned how each vineyard made their own wine (all explained in Italian) and then at each place we tried about six different types accompanied with bread, meats and cheeses. If anyone is coming to Italy, let me know and I will give you the name of this tour - it was only 38 euro, and you have to ask for the tour guide Alessandro (he provided the title for this blog)!