Under the Tuscan Sun

Trip for 4 to Tuscany featuring a stay at Casale la Fonte Farmhouse (September 23-30, 2018)

Wine to be taken home tonight:

Marchesi Antinori Solaia Toscana IGT 2010 (1 double magnum)

Lungarotti Torgiano Rubesco Riserva Vigna Monticchio 2010 (1 magnum)

Tuscany, Umbria, Italy

Journey to the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance, a land known for its artistic legacy, breathtaking landscapes, and rich traditions. Spend a week in a private villa at one of TIME Magazine's "100 Best Hotels in the World." Castello di Casole, a former 10th-century castle turned boutique hotel and estate sprawls over 100 acres of vineyards and olive groves and includes amenities such as a model game reserve and an infinity pool that overlooks the countryside.

You and your guests will stay at the three bedroom, three and a half bath, Casale La Fonte farmhouse. This lodging features a heated glasstiled pool and spa, and is fully furnished with Tuscan marble, ceramics, and Italian antiques. Your secluded, panoramic views of the hilltowns and walking distance to one of the region's most charming and quaint hilltowns, Mensano, make this stay one that cannot be replicated elsewhere.

While in Tuscany, enjoy a tour and tasting at Marchesi Antinori's Tiganello Estate and Badia a Passignano cellar. You will finish the experience with a meal at Osteria di Passignano in Chianti Classico.

Make the most of your Tuscan trip with a comprehensive "Art of the Treasure Hunt" experience and tour, full of wine tastings and art visits to six wineries in the area. Visit of one of the most beautiful Florentian homes in Italy. Marianna Galiardi and Massimo Listri, world reknowned photographer, offer you a glass of wine and a visit through their Visconti-inspired home in Piazza Santa Spirito. Arrivederci, miei amici!

YOUR TRIP FOR FOUR INCLUDES:

• a seven-night stay at Castello di Casole in their Casale La Fonte farmhouse with concierge service
• a tour and tasting of the Tignanello Estate and Badia a Passignano cellars, and a lunch or dinner at Osteria di Passignano in Chianti Classico
• an "Art of the Treasure Hunt" (Contemporary Artists in Chianti Classico) tour with Luziah Hennessy
• a tasting, lunch, and visit to the Castello di Monsanto vineyards

TO BE TAKEN HOME TONIGHT:

• one double magnum of Marchesi Antinori Solaia Toscana IGT 2010
• one magnum of Lungarotti Torgiano Rubesco Riserva Vigna Monticchio 2010

Notes: While all experiences are for four guests in this lot, Casale La Fonte can sleep up to six guests comfortably. Trip must occur from September 23-30, 2018. Dates are not flexible. Tours and tastings are subject to availability. Airfare and transportation to tastings and tours is not provided.

Villa generously contributed by Rosy and Jose Luis Prado
Tours and tastings generously contributed by Marchesi Antinori, Castello di Ama, Castello di Monsanto, Borgo San Felice, Castello de Brolio, Castello di Volpaia, Colle Bereto, Fèlsina, Villa di Geggiano, Luziah Hennessy, and Dr. and Mrs. James C. Pritchard

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