Well, maybe she wasn’t exactly a supermodel, BUT on our recent babystyle photo shoot our model, Catherine McCord told me (after I mentioned our up and coming trip to Italy) that she and her producer husband had spent a month there on their honeymoon 2 years ago. Good for them, right!!!! Anyhow aside from being almost 6′ tall, blonde and pretty gorgeous, Catherine is also an accomplished cook and appreciates good wine – natch! So I took her recommendations pretty seriously (noting that Ms. Karen Brown also 2nds her winery choice) and after checking out their websites added them to our own itinerary. Here’s the scoop (also a Karen Brown recommendation):
The winery Poggio Antico in Montalcino. According to their website, “the estate includes about 200 hectares (500 acres) of beautiful woods, fields, olive groves and vineyards. Located at an average altitude of approximately 1,476 feet above sea level, Poggio Antico is one of the highest altitude producers of Brunello.”
The restaurant & hotel Locanda dell’Amorosa in Sinalunga. From their website: “Once upon a time, in the XIVth century, there was a small village called Amorosa… we have turned the ancient stables into a restaurant; filled the old cellars with a careful selection of wines and placed guest rooms in the manor. In this way the Locanda dell’Amorosa came into being, an oasis of country peace among the rolling Sienese hills that look down on the Chiana Valley.”
With a castle I think we might want to check out! (More fabulous pictures here!)
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