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After our tour, we had a
wine and olive oil tasting. We tasted 3 wines, a white, and
two Chianti. We had crostini, bread and olive oil, salami,
and cheese. Then we were allowed to wander around the
grounds and stop by the wine shop. The wine and the olive oil make
perfect gifts for parents or grandparents. Bring them back a
true Italian Chianti or REAL extra virgin olive oil! It's
very cheap too...by our standards, I know it was only
€ 4 for the white wine, and that was the
cheapest. The special "Super Tuscan" red was €
21 a bottle, but that was WAY more expensive
than the others.
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The tour was really
interesting. We learned about all kinds of grapes, all
kinds of olives, etc. We also learned about the rules
and regulations regarding the production of "Chianti" or
"Extra Virgin" Olive Oil. Only a certain percent
actually has to be extra virgin, so with that small percent
they can legally put "Extra Virgin" on the bottle, when in
fact it's a mixture! Most of what we get here in the
States is mixed like this. The same holds true for wine: only a certain amount has to come from Chianti
grapes for it to be called a "Chianti." We also
learned there are many regions that constitute "Chianti" so
the "Chianti Classico" wines that are the most famous, are
not the only "real" Chianiti wines...they are just the most
well known. Lots of interesting factoids that we had
never even considered! The Chianti Tour was one of my
favorite leisure activities we got to do from the whole
trip- just the scenery was worth it.
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*** Information on this page
comes from and is confirmed in the brochure from Castle Trebbio
and from their web site
www.vinoturismo.it ***
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