Yesterday we spent the day driving around small towns close to us. We stopped in Volpaia for lunch. It's a town of about 6 buildings and 2 restaurants. We sat on the patio until it was time to pay the bill, and it absolutely started pouring. I guess the Vances are not to tour small towns in Chianti Classico as the two days we have done so are the only two days we didn't have perfect weather the entire trip.
We left lunch and headed away from the rain and into sunny Radda in Chianti. The rain decided that we had a great day mapped out, and it followed us. We ducked into a small enoteca for a glass or two of prosecco (and a coke for Driver). After the rain let up just a bit, we made a break for it (and by we I mean Trevor went and got the car, and pulled up to the front door), and headed home for a quick nap.
Then came the meat dinner of all meat dinners. The Brazilian BBQs don't have anything on this place. A butcher runs the place so I suppose we should have expected what was about to come. Six courses of different cuts of beef cooked different ways. Delicious! How can I forget the potato with Chianti flavoured butter - or was it lard? Nothin like some wine flavoured lard to go with the half a cow you are about to eat. Check out the Fred Flintstone cut!
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