On Nov 16, 12:19*am, Mike Tommasi > wrote:
> On 15/11/2011 22:19, Lawrence Leichtman wrote:
>
> > On Nov 15, 3:05 am, Mike > *wrote:
> >> On 15/11/2011 10:02, NilsGLindgren wrote:
>
> >>> Would it be possible to visit Chianti in late October/early November?
> >>> Not forgetting the umbrellas?
>
> >> No problem usually. Tourists are gone.
>
> > Are these the best times to visit Tuscany?
>
> Best times are May and september IMHO

September is harvest time, this year, AFAIK, harvest started c.
September 5th. If you want to visit the producers, it may not be the
best time of the year. ( I read somewhere that most wine producers in
Bourgogne died in September, durin g harvest. Go figure )