Italy is a beautiful and romantic country. It has incredible art and architectural masterpieces by renowned artists. A few miles from where we are staying is the headquarters for Prada. For shoppers who are interested in the latest designs before they make it to the United States, this is the place to come. We had a great time this morning touring the Prada store. We met a young lady from Texas who worked here. Her father worked at Prada and she is spending the summer as an intern here while attending the University of Texas. Emily, this is mecca. Your parents should send you here as a belated graduation gift from college. There is a nice cafe here where the husbands can get a cup of coffee while the ladies are shopping. (I had a cup of coffee here). Our journey through Tuscany continued.
We left Prada in search of the Leuta winery. This winery is a family owned boutique business. Their products are shipped worldwide, but only available in a few select restaurants in New York City and one in California. You cannot get this wine in a public outlet in the US. They have an agent in New York who handles distribution of their wine products to their wine club members in the US.
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| end of the day, making plans for tomorrow |
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| Leuta winery |
While on the way to the winery our GPS gave us what Harry and I felt was inaccurate information. We were in the small community of Pietraia and could not find the winery. Linda and Amanda suggested we stop at a local store and ask directions. Linda said she saw a sign that said Leuta. We stopped and Harry and I decided we were in the wrong place and where we needed to be was 30 minutes away, over the mountains. We went over the mountain and did not find the winery. I broke down and called them They said come back to Pietraia. So two and 1/2 hours later we turned in where Linda saw the sign. Our host at the winery was Jennifer Criswell, another transplanted Californian. She came over here,fell in love with Italy, and stayed. She wrote a book, "At Least You're in Tuscany". Jennifer sold the movie rights to her book and is working on another book. Linda told her I was writing a journal about our trip to Italy. She said "how nice", with a small smile. I did not ask her if the knew Frances Mayes, the author of "Under the Tuscan Sun". Anyway, we enjoyed our tour. The wine was good. We joined the wine club and I bought her book.
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| Prada, Prada, Prada |
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| Wine tasting room |
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Taking instruction
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| Leuta Grapes |
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