Tuscany countryside

We've spent the last 3 days relaxing in the stunning hills of Tuscany at Conti di San Bonifacio. A wine and wellness retreat ❤️

We read a few books, played cards, ate tasty food, drank good wine, and strolled the countryside. It was wonderful.

On our last day we got a tour of the vineyards and learned about how they make wine here - with some interesting facts:
- Rose in Italy requires you to specify the blend %s up front, before you process any grapes. So if you estimate wrong you might be way off in color or taste. (Also it's made from nearly all red grapes)
- Don't swirl your Prosecco - the wine is best in the first 30 minutes and will continual bubble for about that long if you handle it nicely.
- Champagne is best in the first 1-2 years, so don't save your fancy bottles
- You can tell how much alcohol by how the wine runs down the side of the glass (called tears - or legs in the US)
- White wine should reflect green, red wine should reflect purple

Also they have somewhere around 40-50 thousand vines! On 7-8 hectares.

After a great few days were back to Florence to explore the city (and hopefully do some laundry 🤞).Read more