We arrived yesterday afternoon, and wondered the streets of this walled city. It's the first place we've been in a while (besides Florence) that has more then a few houses and a restaurant or two. The tourist area is quite small - maybe a couple of streets. That is of course until you head off to tour the wineries.
We stopped at a couple enotecas for Trevor to drink his beloved Brunello. The first stop we had a flight of five Brunellos and then with dinner we had a 1997 (the BEST year we are told over and over no matter where we go) la Fornace. This was the first winery we stopped at on Silvio's tour. We thought we would give the Reserva from the best year ever (as though we know the difference) a try. It was a great wine! Love it when you have time to give it an hour and it tastes completely different by the time you are done. Licorice, tar etc.
Our hotel here is great. The rooms are a little small, but they are actually just what I was expecting. The view (as it seems to be everywhere we go) is amazing. Hotel Il Giglio. Trev is quite enjoying the name of the hotel.
Pictures from our window:
I even gave a little try to some Brunello gelato. I think maybe they should consider keeping in the wine in the bottle for drinking, or when absolutely necessary for cooking.
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