People & Places We Love in Chianti
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Montefioralle
A medieval hilltop village above Greve in Chianti — fewer than 100 inhabitants, almost no cars, and the ancestral home of Amerigo Vespucci. Designated one of "Italy's most beautiful villages."
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Agriturismo Podere Somigli
At Podere Somigli, you sit at a shaded table, looking out over the hills. It's the perfect place just to be.
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Erta di Radda Winery
Diego was twenty-four when he bought 5 hectares on the steep slopes above Radda. He's married to my sister's best friend, and his Chianti Classico has won Tre Bicchieri twice.
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Poggio a Campoli — Truffle Hunting
As a teenager, I hated truffles. It took Daniele, his truffle dogs, and the lunch we cooked together to change my mind.
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Podere le Fornaci — Goat Cheese Farm
Valentina left academia to make goat cheese in Chianti. She learned everything the hard way. "Milk talks," she says. "I just had to learn to listen."
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Volpaia
You drive up through vineyards, and suddenly there's a medieval village on the hilltop where 44 people live. Volpaia has been making wine since 1172.
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Pietra del Cabreo — Relais de Charme
This is where the week begins and ends. Eleven rooms inside the Folonari family vineyards, 1km from Greve in Chianti. Your home base for the Exploring Chianti tour.
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Agata Chrzanowska — Art Historian & Guide
Dr. Agata Chrzanowska is a Polish-born art historian. She showed me my city—Florence—as if I were seeing it for the first time.
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