Early morning view of our vineyard from the mountain

A corner of Montisi

It was about a 45-minute drive to Montisi, where we had a 12:30 reservation for lunch at Da Roberto, the local holy grail for slow and healthy food.  Word on the street was that if Roberto didn’t like you he would kick you out of his restaurant.  We arrived in town early.  As we walked past the restaurant, Maurice spotted Roberto on his terrace and, since we wanted to stay in his good graces, immediately made friends with him. 

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