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MORE PHOTOS!! (my birthday [cesena, firenze], Boboli Gardens [Fir.] & Chianti wineries!): Photos 42 to 63
Europe » Italy » Emilia-Romagna » Cesena
October 5th 2008 by kimby
(Pictures from 9/18 - 10/5)
So here's another batch of photos for you guys!!! I separated them from the others so you guys separate the different places and excursions.
The first few are from my birthday... out karaoke-ing, dinner at the other apartment, and a trip that weekend to Cesena, Italia (a city on the Adriactic coast) to go see some friends of mine from Florida play a show. The next bunch are from a visit to the Boboli Gardens here in Forence, which are located right behind Pitti Palace on the south side of the river. I went along with my friend Kirin, his mom and his brother who are visiting from NJ! The last set of pictures in here are from our group visit to Chianti this past Friday (10/3). In Chianti we went to 2 different wineries.... Castello di Verazzano and _______________.... tasted a few of their good wines, toured the wineries and learned what goes into making a classic Chianti wine!
hope you enjoy!
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Metal Barrells
Theres wine in here distilling. I learned that the wine gets a lot of its aroma and flavor from the container its distilled in. In this case, the wine would be very strong in flavor.
The Grape Picking Machine
These grapes all get dumped into this machine in the back where they're picked clean from stem and put thru juicing.
HOLY GIANT SPIDER.
AH! THis spider was about the size of a tennis ball in diameter. i literally almost craped my pants.
Know the Verrazzano bridge in NY?
Yep! It was named after the Italian explorer who discovered the narrow between whats now Staten Island and Brooklyn. This plaque explains the history.. and the winery is named for him!
Lemon View
Theres a tonn oflemons growing around here. Just a shot of the area thru a lemon tree growing on the property.
Rutgers in Chianti!
This is our whole group at the winery! (Except for Randy, who missed the bus). anddd apparently I have giant arms. ha.
Drying Grapes
They hang up these special grapes and basically let them dry until they become raisins. THey use these grapes to make "Vin Santo"... basically its like a wine liquor u dip little almond biscuits in f... [more]
Distilling Wine
Some of the giant oak barrells where the wine is aging. The wood barrells give the wine a softer, often sweeter aroma.
In the Cellar
just a picture of one of the litle walk thru areas. Theres a bunch of little cellars off of this hallway.
Barrel
This is the front of one of the many barrells down there.. u can see that its Chianti Classic red wine thats been in there since 2006... its got some years to go!
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