So Ashley and Michele thought it would be a good idea to go on the CEA bike tour of Florence. I thought that sounded good but it was all day, so I asked what else was included. The answer was lunch with as much wine as we wanted and a tour of a small vineyard. Now I'm a klutz as it is so wine and a bike did not sound like a good combo. It took them two weeks to convince me that it would be fine and that we were probably biking, eating lunch, then taking the bus back to town. Wrong, after three miles uphill (with stops along the way to see olive groves and great views over Florence) we stopped in Fiesole. After a short break there we continued slightly uphill to our lunch destination. We had gnocchi with spinach and gorgonzola cheese, another spicy pasta, bruschetta, cheese, and a lot of fabulous Chianti Classico, straight from the vineyard we were going to visit. After the vineyard we had only a downhill route that included 8-10 switchbacks. It was so much fun, I loved it. Ashley and Michele road the the van back, they didn't think the downhill would be as much fun as I did. 
This is the really funny couple from Norway we met. They were a little more prepared for the biking part.
These are some of the small barrels for fermenting wine in, the large ones take up most of a room.
And this is a terra-cotta pot full of extra virgin olive oil. 
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