A MUSEUM OF ITALIAN WINES WHERE YOU
CAN WALK AWAY WITH
THE DRINKABLE ART
Siena is a beautiful and ancient Tuscan hill town famed
for its Duomo (cathedral), Palazzo
Pubblico, (town hall), Torre del Mangia (nearly 300-foot tall tower) and Piazza
del Campo (public plaza) lined with medieval buildings.
When preparing for a visit, one
does not instantly think of wine -- other than the fact that every osteria,
trattoria, ristorante and pizzeria worth its salt has plenty of Tuscan and reds
and whites on hand.
But near the top of very steep
and hilly Siena there is a veritable museum of wine nestled into a wing of a
16th century fortress.
The fort was built by the
Medici family of Florence, which sacked its rival Sienna then built a fort not
to protect the people of Siena, but to keep them from regaining their city from
Medici forces.
The Enoteca Italiana stores
more than 1,500 bottles of wine, contributed from every region in Italy.
ENOTECA ITALIANA REVIEW CONTINUES
TOMORROW -- AUGUST 24
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