Today, Valerie and I took an all-day wine tour of the Chianti Classico region of Italy.  We visited two wineries and two local towns where learned a whole lot about Chianti and also drank a lot of Chianti Classico.  Our tour was led by the very knowledgeable Franco who seemed to know everyone in every town.  I don’t really remember a whole lot of the tour after the first few bottles of wine, but it is definitely a worthwhile experience for those who enjoy Chianti or Brunello or want to learn about the operations of small-scale wine producers in the Chianti region.