Wednesday our mgmt classes all packed up and headed out for the wine tour. We ended up touring 2 different vineyards. The first vineyard was at the Machiavelli estate. The Machiavelli vineyard was where this famous man was exiled to when he was banished from Florence. While we were there we also got a chance to tour his home, which included the desk where it is thought that his famous work The Prince was written. The Machiavelli estate was more of a commercial large production vineyard that pumped out several million bottles a year. While on the property we had the opportunity to eat a 3-course lunch paired with their wines. The food was amazing. We were served antipasti, risotto, wild boar ragyu, and a bowl of gelato for dessert each of these courses being pared with a red or white wine.
The second vineyard we got a chance to tour was much smaller. This particular vineyard was organic and prided themselves on being sustainable and thought towards the future. The vineyard told us that while still holding true to the organic nature and sustainability they were still able to bottle roughly 250,000 bottles a year which is nothing to laugh at. While on the tour we were shown their high tech factory and processes as well as the construction they were taking part in to expand their facility.
Wednesday was my first ever trip to a vineyard. I was at a loss for words when I heard that some of these fields could produce over 2 million bottles and still hold true to a family business, not a corporation.
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