Celebrating  300 years of Chianti Classico  wine 🍷: 1716 September 25th  & today 🍷2016

Yesterday I was strolling  in the Florence city center & I’ve heard a drum sound …so I stopped:  I thought it was like being in another century … then I saw a police woman on a  horse & lots of people standing at the border of the  Calzaiuoli street that leads to Piazza della Signoria … More Celebrating  300 years of Chianti Classico  wine 🍷: 1716 September 25th  & today 🍷2016

Cooking class & sweet memories in a Chianti Tuscan villa 

Imagine a group of beautiful ladies from the States – headed by my dear friend Suzanne Stavinoha Waltz –  sharing a stunning typical  Tuscan  villa “under the Tuscan sun” , on a green hilltop , in the countryside of Chianti area : amazing view, great landscape , vines & olives groves around it , aromatic … More Cooking class & sweet memories in a Chianti Tuscan villa 

Chianti : Vignamaggio , Monnalisa birthplace & “Much ado about nothing”

What a special emotion for me watching at the same landscape chosen by Leonardo da Vinci to paint his masterpiece…and this villa is the Monnalisa birthplace too. Feeling as being part of the history , feeling proud – one time again – to be born in this wonderful region filled of beauties & goodies & … More Chianti : Vignamaggio , Monnalisa birthplace & “Much ado about nothing”

Dario Cecchini and his Mac Dario: Panzano in Chianti, Tuscany’s taste

Visit Tuscany means not just looking around and visiting museums, castles and …churches but most of all…….. TASTE IT! Yes, taste Tuscan food and learn from it   how Tuscan people love  to eat and what  they eat since many generations   with a great pleasure and a sincere  satisfation of SHARING food with OTHERS … More Dario Cecchini and his Mac Dario: Panzano in Chianti, Tuscany’s taste

Tuscany WINE experience : Castello da Verrazzano ~ Greve in Chianti ~

Visiting This Estate is an unique experience : stunning landscape from The castle hill , beautiful tower dated 1000 , the villa , The old cellers & The WINES! Giovanni da (from ) Verrazzano comes from here : He left Tuscany by boat & he was the first European explorer who visited The New York … More Tuscany WINE experience : Castello da Verrazzano ~ Greve in Chianti ~