This past long weekend we took a road trip up to Florence. In order to break up the scenic 5-hour drive, we stopped at a Tuscan hill town on the way up and back. On Friday that meant a visit to Montepulciano, a medieval hill town known for producing some of the best wines in Italy. Believe it or not, records show that the town has been producing wine since the 1300's! Luckily, we ran into Adamo, the proprietor of the Cantucci Cantina, famous for their Vino Nobile wine. He showed us around the Etruscan tombs where massive oaks barrels hold the delicious wine (see pic below). Oh, did we mention the incredibly scenery Montepulciano offers?
Margaret and Allison make their way down a narrow street.
The surrounding vineyards and olive trees.
The Etruscan tomb filled with enormous barrels of Vino Nobile.
Some more of the great scenery (note the medieval rampart at the bottom of the picture)!
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Beautiful...send more!!!
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