Montalcino

One Day in Tuscany Wine Towns

by Gina on November 21, 2011 · 1 comment

One Day in a City Itinerary… For the wine aficionado, two Tuscany wine towns stand out: Montepulciano and Montalcino. Though wine seems to flow through Italy’s veins and there seems to be no shortage of the diverse and intoxicating (literally and metaphorically) substance in any Italian towns, Montepulciano and Montalcino hold a special allure for [...]

Stuck in the Walls of Montalcino

by Gina on October 23, 2011 · 1 comment

One Day in Italy, This Happened… I stare at the map. “I have no idea,” I say. “Well, figure it out,” Mom snaps. “I can’t look right now.” “Uh…” We are driving along a dark and windy road somewhere in the vicinity of Montalcino, Italy. Shadowed trees and sporadic stone cottages just barely visible under [...]