Today we had a class excursion to the Brolio Castle and Winery. Brolio Castle is home to Baron Ricasoli (the Baron still lives in the castle). The castle was absolutely stunning, with sprawling views of grapes vines and hills and homes across the Chianti Countryside. Brolio Vineyards is actually quite famous in Italy because the original Baron Ricasoli created the combination for what is known today as Chianti Classico. After touring the castle, we toured the winery and got to see how the grapes are picked, fermented, barreled, bottled and labeled. It was so interesting to grasp the process necessary for one bottle of wine - and the whole time felt so surreal that I was getting a tour of a winery in Chianti, Italy. Following the tour we had a tasting. The vineyard set up an amazing table for all of us with bread, cheese, proscuitto – it was delicious. We tasted several different wines, and I learned so much about the different combinations of flavors, how wine ages and develops over time, and my personal preference wine – Casalferro (a mixing of Merlot and Sangiovese). It was a gorgeous day, and getting off the bus back in Siena, Paris and I were both rosie cheeked and ready for a little nap sesh.
Good times wine tasting with Georgia!
The winery at Brolio
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