ah, taste the wine....

We had a lovely, hour long drive to Marsala today for a visit to Cantine Florio...they've been making Marsala wine since 1833, and our tour there was very informative.  The guide assured us that the wine they produce is not that marsala "cooking wine" you see on Wegmans' shelves...this is the real thing...meant to be sipped slowly in a dimly lit room with soft music playing...hmmmm....

Sure enough, when it came to the tasting, we were in a dimly lit room with soft music playing and prompted to savor every sip !

        The barrel rooms were amazing !

Love those barrels !!

The guns were used by Garibaldi's troups during the unification of Italy...

Our tasting room...

dimly lit with soft music playing !!

When we left, the weather had taken a crazy turn...what the hail ???!!!

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