Tuscany

And then there was Tuscany.

This tour was a 2 1/2 hour drive from the port.  And well worth it.  The scenery to and from was amazing.  To drive through the countryside was like none other.

It appeared that if someone had land, there was something planted.  Mostly grapes, olives or along the coast - lemons.  This place had both grapes and olives.  To make both wine and olive oil of course!
 
We tasted 3 whites, 3 reds, Prosecco and Grappa.  That's a lot of wine!  Here was the best part.  This was a very informal tasting.  The wine was all on the table with trays of meats, cheese, olives, bread and brussetta.  And they told us after we tasted them all to let us know what we liked and they'd just bring more of that!  Really!?  Brava!

We again met some really great people.  And of course convinced someone to take a group shot of us.  So much fun ...

The grapes

The wine cellar where we did the tasting

Another couple and a pair of sisters at our table

Our hostess - who shared stories of both grapes and olives.

On the ride back .. so many trees that grow such good stuff!

And just one more bottle ...

The olives .. not ripe as you can see, but gorgeous none the less!