Our first stop this morning was an organic farm where they made many products: wine, honey, olive oil, sheep and goats cheese. This area is well known for the production of pecorino cheeses made from sheeps milk. The owners explained the process of making these fine cheeses and treated us to a wonderful wine and cheese tasting, From here we went on to the charming hilltop town of Pienza. This town was built in only 3 years by Pope Pius the 2nd, The view of the Ortia Valley is magnificent. Our next stop was the walled medieval city of Montalcino. Unfortunately the weather was cool and a bit rainy. The clouds moved in over the town so we were unable to admire the view which I am sure is spectacular. The Montalcino area is known for it's production of Brunello wines, made from 100% Sangiovese grapes. The making of this wine is very controlled and they wine makers must adhere to many specifications. They are excellent wines and very expensive. We stopped at one of the top winery's for a sampling of these exceptional wines.
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