Today is my birthday! I have a quick update of my day but will finish it tomorrow during our 4 hour drive to Tuscany. Today we learned about Amarone and Valoplicella wines. These wines are made by drying the grapes in special rooms for up to 3 months before vinification. They are red wines, quite acidic and slightly tannic. They smell strongly of dark fruit and prunes. They have a very high alcohol content, although they hold their alcohol quite well. You wouldn't know that the wines were at 17% just by tasting it. We went to Dal Forno Romano and Allegrini wineries. They were both beautiful. I also spent quite a bit of time trying to buy a phone card to be able to chat here in Italy. I managed that after about 2 hours. I am understanding and communicating more easily than I thought, but that may be because I have the comfort of 7 of my friends to fall back into English with.
We ate at a brilliant restaurant tonight and did not get back until about 12. I have an early start tomorrow, though.
I will write again as soon as I have internet. Ciao for now!
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