"Well marinated..."

Yesterday we ventured just north of Greve in Chianti to the castle-cum-winery of Castello di Verrazzano, a 1200 year old hilltop castle, winery, olive oilery, and boar farm.

New Yorkers might recognize the name of Giovanni Di Verrazzano, as New York named the Staten Island Narrows bridge after the Italian who discovered New York harbor in 1527.

(Giovanni met an untimely end amongst the cannibals of the Bahamas, for whom he made a tasty Italian stew. His boat was the first to carry wine instead of beer to the New World, and was described as "well marinated.")

More later...