Brunello Di Montalcino: Photograph by Will Tenney

Brunello Di Montalcino

A short bus ride south of Siena is the perched hill town of Montalcino, famous for its Brunello wine that is claimed to be one of the finest wines in Italy. From Montalcino we hiked about ten miles further south to the small abbey Abbazia di Sant'Antimo. We walked through many vineyards, like this one, with fully ripe fruit. Some vineyards were being harvested as we passed, all by hand. Returning to Montalcino on the local bus, before heading back to Siena we visited several tasting rooms to sample the local wines.

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A short bus ride south of Siena is the perched hill town of Montalcino, famous for its Brunello wine that is claimed to be one of the finest wines in Italy. From Montalcino we hiked about ten miles further south to the small abbey Abbazia di Sant’Antimo. We walked through many vineyards, like this one, with fully ripe fruit. Some vineyards were being harvested as we passed, all by hand. Returning to Montalcino on the local bus, before heading back to Siena we visited several tasting rooms to sample the local wines.

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