Perfect setting for a glass of Brunello

St. Catherine and Brunello di Montalcino

April 30th 2012
Geo: 43.3187, 11.3305Buonasera all:It was a rainy day Sunday in Siena, so it was a great day for some indoor spirituality and a winery tour to a quaint hill town south of Siena, Montalcino, almost 2000' above sea level and the home of the most famous and robust product of the Sangiovese grape, Brunello di Montalcino.The morning was spent at the Santuary of St. Catherine, which was create ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more

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