Centamura del Chianti

We went on a field trip to Centamura, which is the site of a dig headed by Nancy de Grummond of Florida State University and the students of SACI last year got to work on it. This idealic setting is in the hills of the Chianti region on a functioning winery. This place is well…the things Italian dreams are made of. I’ll just post the link instead of giving a history lesson for those who want to read more. If I were to ever get married again, settle down dear friends, that isn’t in the master plan…this is a top contender for settings. They do cooking classes, and there is bed and breakfast here…

Our time there was spent looking at the exhibit but we also got a private tour of the grounds including the wine cellar…um….wow! I felt like I was back at home and I got a little homesick there…seeing the rolling green hills with grapes…anyways…I don’t miss it enough to come back but it did tug at a sweet spot for the Central Coast. We stopped by the gift store and I bought my first bottle of Italian wine, and what better place to do it.

I’ll have pictures when I have a chance to download them tonight…I’m still at school!

http://www.chiantistorico.com/en/history/cetamura.php