Heard I missed a good little get together last night for WoW (post from Chuck to come shortly). Conveniently for me, the language school I’m attending here in Siena had organised a wine and cheese tasting evening last night – "Flavours in Harmony" - so I managed a wine on Wednesday also. It included a degustazione (sampling) of different pecorino cheeses with various flavours of honey and marmalades, and of course vino rosso of the region, Chianti. Not much more to say really - was fantastico and very interesting to get a little more insight in to the wine, cheese and condiments. (For instance, I had wondered why the Tuscan's have so many varieties of honey, so I asked the question last night. Rooted in Roman times, it's viewed as having various health benefits, being somwewhat medicinal, nutritional, and the like. It also keeps very well - more important back in the day. Add to this the fact that beekeeping has been around in the area for almost an eternity and is commonly a hobby for many of the locals who turn to it in retirement, and you can start to understand why they have the blueberry to green apple to capsicum infused honeys available. Tutti benissimo.)
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