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Tag: Enoteca di Piazza

February 8, 2022June 1, 2023 blwidick Leave a Comment

More vineyards and enotecas

In 2021 I only visited one new vineyard and revisited a favorite from 2016.  But I tried a number of new entocas plus enjoyed one in Montalcino that I’d visited before. Near San Gimignano Tenuta Torciano https://www.torciano.com/en/ My sister and I decided to visit southern Tuscany again in 2021 (see Five Days in Southern Tuscany post). […]

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January 27, 2022July 10, 2023 blwidick Leave a Comment

Five Days in Southern Tuscany

San Gimignano, Montalcino and Pienza It had been five years since my last trip to Southern Tuscany and in 2021 I was anxious to see all my favorite places again.  But it seemed like a case of you can’t go home again, at least with respect to Montalcino and Pienza.  So I’ll start with San […]

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January 25, 2017January 29, 2025 blwidick Leave a Comment

Vineyards, wineries and enotecas

 On my first trip to Europe– the bike trip in Provence–we were constantly stopping at small vineyards and cavés which was my first real introduction to wine; and as an aside biking and wine tasting can be challenging. There were several people on the trip who were quite knowledgeable about wine and treated us novices […]

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