Detail of the Church of Santa Maria, Firenze
Ninth edition of the Selezione dei Vini Toscana
We start today with a tasting this morning of this year's 85 winning wines that were selected in Siena by a jury between 19th and 22nd November. For the first time this included a journalist from FIJEV. We will have a further opportunity to taste the winners this afternoon before heading off into Chiantishire. First up will be a visit to John Matta's Castello Vicchiomaggio before heading to our hotel in Castellina in Chianti followed by a visit and dinner at Rocca delle Macie.
We start today with a tasting this morning of this year's 85 winning wines that were selected in Siena by a jury between 19th and 22nd November. For the first time this included a journalist from FIJEV. We will have a further opportunity to taste the winners this afternoon before heading off into Chiantishire. First up will be a visit to John Matta's Castello Vicchiomaggio before heading to our hotel in Castellina in Chianti followed by a visit and dinner at Rocca delle Macie.
View from the Hotel Roma, Firenze
Wonderful tympanon of Santa Maria you have immortalized, Jim.
ReplyDeleteIt states (roughly) : Johannes ori cellarius Paulus Anno Santo MCCCCLXX.
I reckon it means: “In this holy year of 1470, John Paul (Jones) was given the title of wine-waiter, credits to his mouth.”
I’ve always known Led Zep had one more trick up their sleeves, but back to the quattrocento?