A Time to EatLeaving Salina, I decided to spend some time in the Tuscan countryside. It remains one of the world's most beautiful landscapes, and lacking someone to share it with, I could at least enjoy it behind the wheel of this amazing vehicle.
Since I had left just after noon, I knew I had about two hours to tool the roadways before looking for a place to stop and eat. That was just long enough to get to Montalcino by way of a winding route that would take me in and out of little villages while I made my way through the valley.
Montalcino is another of Tuscany's many hilltop towns, but this one has the distinction of being the capital of one of the region's most famous wines. Brunello di Montalcino, the noble red wine made from the Sangiovese grosso grape, has led all Italian wines i
