Castello Volognano

This morning, our teacher Livia (she's only 24 years old) drove us to a winery outside of Florence. The winery is in the hills and is located in an 11th century castle. The countryside was pretty neat, and we walked around the vineyard and through the cellar and fermentation stuff.

The winery is called Castello Volognano-- the castle is on top of the hill and is really pretty. Sophia Loren stayed and was in a movie here in the 1960s. The physicist Enrico Fermi and a lot of famous authors, musicians, and celebrities have stayed here. One of Livia's friends, Camille, owns the winery with her family. She's only 25 and is a really cool person (and also names all of the wines they produce).

The castle was awesome inside-- it's really modern and looks like something off of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. Camille sat us at a table and brought out a ton of food (cheeses, breads, and meats) and also the wine. They are famous for producing 3 types of wine:

Donna Patrizia (a white wine, which Camille named after her mother)

Chianti Colli Fiorentini (a Chianti)

and Baccante (a red wine with Merlot)

They also make their own olive oil and vinaigrette.

Also, yesterday morning we went to the Antinori (probably the most famous Italian wine producers) family palace here in Florence.

From Castelle Volognono

From Castelle Volognono

From Castelle Volognono

From Castelle Volognono

From Castelle Volognono

From Castelle Volognono

From Castelle Volognono

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