点评:We spent a full day with Andrea out of Florence and it was one of the best days of our trip.
We started in San Gimignano. We walked around Piazza della Cisterna, saw Santa Fina's house, and of course had gelato at Dondoli. We got lucky and walked straight in with no line, but we'd have waited. Get the Santa Fina flavour. There was plenty of time to wander and we never felt rushed back to the car.
The afternoon was wine. Our first stop was Casa Emma, a family-run organic estate. We tasted through their Chianti Classico range and a couple of their Brunellos, and the Brunello was the surprise of the day. Then we wanted at least two more tastings, but it was Sunday and also a public holiday, so a lot of wineries were closed. We asked Andrea what he'd do, and his suggestion was better than our plan. We ended up at Montefili, up in the hills above Panzano, which turned out to be a highlight.
As for Andrea himself: he picked us up in a clean, new Mercedes van, which made the hours on the road easy. He drives those narrow hill roads calmly, which matters after a few tastings. He's easy to talk to, has opinions, and knows the area well. He's not reading from a script. He worked around what we wanted instead of pushing a fixed route, and there was no hard sell anywhere.
If you want a day in Tuscany that feels personal rather than packaged, book with this company and ask for Andrea.
翻译:我们和安德烈亚在佛罗伦萨郊外度过了整整一天,那是我们整个旅途中最美好的一天。
我们从圣吉米尼亚诺出发。我们漫步在切尔斯特拉广场上,参观了圣菲娜的故居,当然还去多多利店品尝了意式冰淇淋。我们运气不错,无需排队便直接进了店,不过就算要排队我们也愿意等。一定要试试“圣菲娜”口味的冰淇淋。我们有足够的时间四处闲逛,完全没有那种必须赶回车上的紧迫感。
下午则与葡萄酒相伴。我们的第一站是卡萨·艾玛,一家由家族经营的有机葡萄酒庄园。我们品尝了他们出品的多个奇安蒂克莱里科葡萄酒以及几款布鲁奈罗,其中布鲁奈罗给我们带来了最大的惊喜。随后我们还想再品尝至少两款酒,但那天是周日,又是公共假日,所以很多酒庄都关门了。我们询问安德烈亚有什么好建议,他的提议比我们的计划还要好。最终我们来到了位于潘扎诺山上方的蒙特菲利酒庄,那里也成了此次行程中的亮点。
至于安德烈亚本人:他开着一辆干净崭新的奔驰面包车来接我们。这一切让路上的时光变得轻松愉快。即便品尝了好几款酒之后,他依然能沉着冷静地驾驶着车辆行驶在狭窄的山间道路上。他平易近人、善于交谈,有自己的见解,对当地也了如指掌——他并非照着事先写好的流程在行事。他会根据我们的需求灵活调整行程,而非强行安排固定路线;整个过程中也完全没有那种强买强卖的情形。
如果你希望在托斯卡纳度过一段温馨且充满个人体验的一天,那就预定这家公司的服务并指定要安德烈亚来接待吧。