Experience one of Italy’s great boutique hotels with 6 nights at the lovely La Fattoria Degli Usignoli in Tuscany. With panoramic views of the Tuscan countryside, the hotel has lush gardens containing an outdoor pool and a separate children’s pool. Continue your Tuscany experience with a wine tasting tour at a historic Tuscan Villa. Theres nothing quite like a vacation with family or friends to deepen your relationship and create memories to be treasured for a lifetime. Tuscany is an idyllic base for friends and family to share a once in a lifetime vacation.
Wine-growing, grape vines and wine have been an integral part of Tuscan civilization for almost three millenniums, since the Etruscans first settled in the territory. The Etruscans imported the grapevine from the Orient and made the cultivation of the vine an important part of agriculture. The grapevines of Etruria were strong and wild, they grew like trees producing so many grapes that Etruscans could sell them from the beginning on markets beyond the sea. The Etruscans planted the grapevines along the sea - so the lands of Maremma and the coastal regions south of Livorno were the first cradle of Tuscan wine. The Greeks called this region of central Italy Enotris, the "land of wine".
Shrewd merchants of the Sienese territory, in the deepest Middle Ages, systematically began to plant vineyards in the inland regions. Wine, after bread, was the food most in demand. Apart from water, there existed no other drinks. And Christianity, through the New Testament had made wine a pilaster of its most sacred rituals. Bishops, abbots, monks, priests from the country and city, began to plant vineyards around the walls of the churches, convents and monasteries. The Benedictines that were proven agriculturists wrote precious manuals on the cultivation of the grape. Wine consumption was impressive. In the 14th century the Sienese drank 419 liters a head (compared to today's barely 60 liters a head per year).
Tuscan wines have become very interesting; they are gentle, have intense colors, are more vinous, have spicier perfumes, and flavors that are dense, sapid and evolved. All that is left to say that the Tuscan wine scene is still a world to discover. And there is no better way than to experience the wines where they are actually made, encountering the people that have dedicated their whole lives to this magnificent drink.
Sceptre Tours is your #1 source for wine tasting and vacation packages to Italy! They have the background and experience to immerse you in the cultural richness of Tuscany! Choose Sceptre Tours for all your Italy vacation pacakges!
Wine-growing, grape vines and wine have been an integral part of Tuscan civilization for almost three millenniums, since the Etruscans first settled in the territory. The Etruscans imported the grapevine from the Orient and made the cultivation of the vine an important part of agriculture. The grapevines of Etruria were strong and wild, they grew like trees producing so many grapes that Etruscans could sell them from the beginning on markets beyond the sea. The Etruscans planted the grapevines along the sea - so the lands of Maremma and the coastal regions south of Livorno were the first cradle of Tuscan wine. The Greeks called this region of central Italy Enotris, the "land of wine".
Shrewd merchants of the Sienese territory, in the deepest Middle Ages, systematically began to plant vineyards in the inland regions. Wine, after bread, was the food most in demand. Apart from water, there existed no other drinks. And Christianity, through the New Testament had made wine a pilaster of its most sacred rituals. Bishops, abbots, monks, priests from the country and city, began to plant vineyards around the walls of the churches, convents and monasteries. The Benedictines that were proven agriculturists wrote precious manuals on the cultivation of the grape. Wine consumption was impressive. In the 14th century the Sienese drank 419 liters a head (compared to today's barely 60 liters a head per year).
Tuscan wines have become very interesting; they are gentle, have intense colors, are more vinous, have spicier perfumes, and flavors that are dense, sapid and evolved. All that is left to say that the Tuscan wine scene is still a world to discover. And there is no better way than to experience the wines where they are actually made, encountering the people that have dedicated their whole lives to this magnificent drink.
Sceptre Tours is your #1 source for wine tasting and vacation packages to Italy! They have the background and experience to immerse you in the cultural richness of Tuscany! Choose Sceptre Tours for all your Italy vacation pacakges!
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