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Tuscany

Montalcino is one of the interesting Tuscan hill towns that are fun to walk around and also produce some great red wines. This was taken at Costello Banfi just out of town on its own hilltop.

WHAT MAKES TUSCANY SPECIAL

Tuscany has the most concentrated accumulation of great wineries of any place. Start a visit to Tuscany. Depending on the traffic, it may take you an hour to get to Tuscany. That's the good news; the bad news is that either road can sometimes be crowded, especially on a weekend in the summer or during harvest in the fall. Nonetheless, you can stop at winery after winery and try their latest vintages and talk with a usually knowledgeable person behind the bar. Nothing fancy or stuffy. It's also all about the wine lifestyle. And it's so convenient to get to. Tuscany also has an excellent infrastructure of wineries, hotels, restaurants, and lots of non-wine activities.