Well folks, it looks like we are heading to Northern Italy at a brilliant time. Of course it will be vintage in Italy and we will be there to see the beautiful wine grapes being picked and if we a lucky, we might be able to see some processing in the wineries.
Autumn is my favourite time of year in the Granite Belt and you can often hear me harping on about the bounty of Autumn fruits. Well, we will be in Tuscany for the Truffle harvest, olive picking and my absolute favourite...chestnuts!! I have checked out Google and I look forward to running into some of the festivals that are held all over the province, it will be a wonderfully unusual experience for us all and I can't wait to share it.
Wednesday 19 September 2012
Wednesday 5 September 2012
Vineyards as far as the eye can see!
Well, that's what Julia, our esteemed tour guide has told me so, once again, I called upon my trusty pal Google and began my search.
Whilst in Chianti, we will be staying in a gorgeous medieval (boy that's hard to spell) town called Radda...well folks, it looks absolutely amazing and Julia was right....vineyards as far as the eye can see, so I should feel right at home.
I have attached a link so you can take a look at this most beautiful town and ponder the incredible sights we are about to see. http://www.chianti.com/radda-in-chianti/
I truly believe that by the time we return home, we will be experts about the beautiful towns of Chianti and I am sure we will have tasted enough of the wines to claim our place as the most knowledgeable Chianti wine afficionados in Queensland!! A bold statement I know, but if we play our cards right, I reckon we will achieve it......are you with me?
Whilst in Chianti, we will be staying in a gorgeous medieval (boy that's hard to spell) town called Radda...well folks, it looks absolutely amazing and Julia was right....vineyards as far as the eye can see, so I should feel right at home.
I have attached a link so you can take a look at this most beautiful town and ponder the incredible sights we are about to see. http://www.chianti.com/radda-in-chianti/
I truly believe that by the time we return home, we will be experts about the beautiful towns of Chianti and I am sure we will have tasted enough of the wines to claim our place as the most knowledgeable Chianti wine afficionados in Queensland!! A bold statement I know, but if we play our cards right, I reckon we will achieve it......are you with me?
Tuesday 4 September 2012
Mmmm Chocolate!!
Daydreaming over the Tour itinerary...as I do with great regularity, I noticed the chocolate factory tour in Turin and thought I would do a little research on the topic. I found a wonderful blog detailing a Chocolate Festival in Turin and all of the wonderful choclolatey delights of the City. Here is a link to the site so that you too can drool and count calories right along with me http://foodloversodyssey.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/04/cioccolato-chocolate-festival-in-turin.html. Lets hope that we can find some of these delicacies while on our visit!
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