Archive for TRAVEL-VOYAGE-REIZEN
UMBRIA – TOSCANA (15) … FONTODI
The Azienda Agricola FONTODI was the last winery we visited during our press-trip in Umbria and Tuscany. This worldwide famed estate is much more than a simple winery. It is a complete farm on 130 hectares of land, including about 70 hectares of vineyards, olive trees, woods and pastures for the own cattle. The estate [...]
UMBRIA – TOSCANA (14) … PANZANELLO
The Azienda Agricola PANZANELLO is located in … Panzano in Chianti (Firenze). This is the heart of the Chianti Classico area, just halfway between Firenze and Siena. The smoothly waving landscape with gentle hills and wide valleys, the olive trees, the vines, the cypresses, the terra-cotta colored buildings, the fantastic sunlight, the blue sky… all [...]
UMBRIA – TOSCANA (12) … BIBBIANO
We left the Castellare di Castellina winery after the tasting in turbo tempo and rushed to the Albergo Agriturismo Azienda Agricola CASAFRASSI on the way to Siena. The check-in was really chaotic, but thanks to our great ‘chaperone’ Iolanda Maggio (Thompson), we were perfect on time and had the welcome opportunity to take refreshing shower [...]
UMBRIA – TOSCANA (11) … CASTELLARE DI CASTELLINA & DCC
After the long but very interesting tasting and tasty lunch at Fattoria San Leonino, we moved to another winery, also close to Castellina in Chianti (Siena): Castellare di Castellina. This winery is part of a group of three wineries, all founded by Paolo Panerai, a famous and very successful publishers in Italy. Besides Castellare di [...]
UMBRIA – TOSCANA (10) … SAN-LEONINO (ANGELINI)
After our much too short trip to Umbria (Montefalco, Sagrantino) we left in the early morning to Tuscany. The first visit brought us to Fattoria San Leonino, close to Castellina in Chianti (Siena). This winery in San Leonino is part of the Tenimenti Angelini. It is located in an absolutely gorgeous landscape of gently waving [...]
