When the chestnuts come out you know the temperature has gotten chilly and we have broken out the down comforter, put the mattress heater on the bed (called scaldasogno) and turned the heat on in the house. The grapes have been harvested and driving past the wineries you can get drunk smelling the wine fermenting….
Change of Seasons- Fall
Returning from Sicily where the temperatures were still hot, Tuscany was a little cooler and fall is starting to show it’s colors. The wine harvest has started and the roads are full of trucks bringing grapes to be crushed. The roads are stained with grape juice and the fragrance fills the air. …
What’s Not to Love- Tuscany in Fall
There is something really special about the light in fall, shorter days, long shadows all encourage dreaming. As we layer up dressing now, long sleeves, sweaters and scarves prepared to undress to fewer layers as the warm Indian summer sun arrives. Although we have had strange weather, the harvest has started,late, but everyone has their…