• wander among woodland, centuries-old vineyards and within the ramparts of romantic Renaissance hill towns, getting to know our local amici along the way.
• enjoy an evening of great food, hands-on cooking demos and wonderful company at Tutti a Tavola, a cooking school operated by four "Tuscan Mammas," whose passion for cooking and eating well is infectious.
• chat with Dario Cecchini, a Panzano butcher turned international celebrity, who enthusiastically shares his knowledge of traditional Tuscan spices.
• gain insight into the "rules" of ordering coffee in Italy from our longtime local friend Fabrizio at his bar in Radda.
• gather in la cucina with Patrizia, who cheerfully guides us through the creation of our evening meal—a typical Tuscan dinner, of course!
• learn about the regional "liquid gold" and the process of pressing olives during a visit with Francesco, an olive oil producer in the countryside near the hamlet of Castagnoli.
• taste the local lifeblood at medieval Castelvecchi and in the village of Volpaia, where wine cellars are tucked in former church crypts and beneath a historic palazzo.
• witness part of the cheese-making process during our visit to a family-run farm near the town of Pienza—where the region's most prized pecorino is produced.

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