So if yesterday's wine tasting was fun, today's was off the charts.
Ted and Nan joined us on this all day tour and following a visit to beautiful San Gimignano, we went for a tasting at another vineyard. The owner was a piece of work and the setting was really beautiful. Good feng-shui. Anyway, I think we sampled 11 wines so between the wacky owner and the flowing wine we all really got going. The owner said that the winery has been in the family since the 1700's.
The Tuscan countryside is magnificently beautiful with its vineyards and olive groves and hills all around. I was surprised to find that the Alps are also often visible in the distance. Quite beautiful.
Anyway, the lesson was clear: good food, fine wine, and love really makes for a rich and wonderful life. They realize here that one should work to live while we so often are guilty of living to work. I'm ready to make the commitment to live well, like the Italians!
Here are photos of our same day visit to Pisa:
