I never seem to have enough time to just sit down and do an entry - but thats a good thing! I am absolutely loving Siena.
Over a week ago I went wine tasting at Dievole winery in the Chianti region of Tuscany. This is where they make Chianti wine (among tons of other types of wine), which is my favorite red wine. There the director of my program (who happens to be a sommelier) in Siena gave a group tour of the winery and taught us how to hold wine glasses and analyze every aspect of a wine. We sampled four different wines. The white wine was accompanied by some bread and olive oil, the Chianti was complemented by prosciutto, we ate heavenly goat cheese with some red wine, and nibbled on biscotti while drinking a desert wine in an old chapel. I left the winery with 2 bottles of wine - I'm saving the nice Chianti for a special occasion - maybe my birthday?
The winery itself was absolutely stunning. It is a beautiful, mid-sized winery that sits atop a hill from which you can see the rolling hills of Tuscany. Here are some photos from Dievole.
My Italian classes are coming along pretty well. I feel that Italian is an easy language for me to learn after studying French for so long, but I freeze up whenever anyone outside of class starts to speak rapidly in Italian. Non capisco! I wish I could speak to the locals more easily, but learning a language (unfortunately) takes time. I'm impatient and want to speak it NOW! Ho voglie di parlare italiano adesso!
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