View from a tower to another tower
A UNESCO World Heritage site, San Gimignano is known for its many towers, which were built as status symbols in the Middle Ages. When I visited a couple of years ago, I found the town a delight to wander around, and when you climb up one of the towers, you get spectacular views of the landscape. Tuscan wine specialist Michèle Shah writes that it is also well worth visiting the Collegiata, located in Piazza Duomo, which houses a famous cycle of Benozzo Gozzoli’s frescoes.
Vernaccia di San Gimignano is the only dry white wine of any real note in Tuscany made from the Vernaccia grape. On Michèle’s guide ‘Between San Gimignano and Siena’ she recommends a visit to the Sono Montenidoli winery “firstly because Elisabetta and Sergio who run and own the estate are both great characters – and secondly because Montenidoli produces San Gimignano’s quintessential Vernaccia.” They also have agriturismo accommodation.
Congratulations to Philadelphia-based photographer Christian Carollo who correctly identified San Gimignano in Tuscany as the answer to this week’s quiz. He wins a PDF guide of his choice so he can plan his own wine tours – @wisequeen and @WritingTravel were also very quick off the mark with the correct answer.
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