Greetings from beautiful, but a little chilly Pelago Italy. Buongiorno from Tuscany.
Tour guide Cindy has been keeping me busy with day trips and a little Tuscan wine tasting. But before we start, I thought I’d discuss the idea we have about buying a villa and remodeling it. You know, “Under the Tuscan Sun” stuff. The above Villa is very close to where we are staying, we noticed it on a walk. The cost to buy and remodel would be well over one million, possibly two million and take three years to renovate. Well, throw that idea out the window✔️
Ok, driving tour time. This is Castiglione della Pescaia, a beautiful seaside village on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It’s quite empty this time of year, but I’m sure it’s packed in the summer. Rome is less than two hours drive from here.Never thought I’d be on the Tyrrhenian Sea 😎👊Of course it has a castle, doesn’t everyone have one😜My goodness, it’s another wine Coop. Let’s buy a little for the villa ✔️The owners of the villa are wonderful people. The man is from Sicily and the woman is an English woman. They’ve been very helpful with local tips. They highly recommended a tour of the winery, Castello Nipozzano. It’s located up the hill from us in the castle. This is a picture of the compound.Up we go, sure glad I have a new knee.My goodness, we’re going wine tasting in a Tuscan castle 👍The office and tasting rooms of Castello Nipozzano. That’s an office!Tour guide Cindy and Laura, our wine tour hostess.They have some really old wines. These are for show, they’re vinegar now.Castello Nipozzano produces over one million bottles a year. They own vineyards across Italy Unlike a lot of Italian wines, they produce wines built for long storage. They can be stored up to 20 years. We’ve never had that problem, they seem to disappear long before than!The tour is over, time for a tasting 👊Stop it! A fire in a castle and wine tasting, in Tuscany. This isn’t happening!An Italian tasting board, with Pinot Grigio, Pinot noir, and Chianti Rufina Riserva. The wines are fantastic and the Chianti, one of the best wines we’ve ever enjoyed!Ok, back to the patio life. Peggy, the villa kitty, makes herself at home.We drink a little more vino and enjoy the Tuscan sunset!Ciao, Ciao, Ciao from Tuscany!
Trafton’s European Adventure Part Two 
Just beauty and wine, 🍷 wine 🍷 wine 🍷!!
That tasting room and your 3 wines and the board ……. In a CASTLE!
What an experience for u guys! 🌟🌟🌟
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Unbelievable! €40 per person, so inexpensive. The whole thing fantastic 👊
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