Field Trip to a Winery

During Thursday's wine class, we took a field trip to Tenuta Poggio Casciano, a winery just outside of Florence. (We took taxis there.) We visited one of the vineyards at the estate and got a little tour of the wine-making process. Then we did a tasting of four different wines they produce. Here are some pictures.

The Sign

Pretty Trees and Green Grass

It was a cloudy day.

Vineyard

Cute Little Rows of Vines

The Wine Dude Showing us the Crusher/De-stemmer

The Stainless Steel Fermenting Vats

French Oak Barrels for Aging

Fancy Table Set for the Wine Tasting

Meghan during the Tasting

The wines were great! I definitely had a favorite. We also had plenty of cheese and bread to go with the wine. The only problem was that Meghan and I had to go take an Italian quiz right after this, and we were both a bit tipsy. I think I still rocked that Italian quiz. Then I went home and fell asleep.