On Nov 16, 12:36*pm, Lawrence Leichtman > wrote:
> On Nov 16, 2:16*am, Mike Tommasi > wrote:
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> > On 16/11/2011 09:40, NilsGLindgren wrote:
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> > > On Nov 16, 12:19 am, Mike > *wrote:
> > >> On 15/11/2011 22:19, Lawrence Leichtman wrote:
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> > >>> On Nov 15, 3:05 am, Mike > * *wrote:
> > >>>> On 15/11/2011 10:02, NilsGLindgren wrote:
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> > >>>>> Would it be possible to visit Chianti in late October/early November?
> > >>>>> Not forgetting the umbrellas?
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> > >>>> No problem usually. Tourists are gone.
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> > >>> Are these the best times to visit Tuscany?
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> > >> Best times are May and september IMHO
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> > > 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 )
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> > Agree. But the question was the best time to visit Tuscany, not Tuscan
> > winemakers ;-)
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> Well, we want to do both so sounds like October or May might be the
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I've been there a couple of times in May and early June. Both were
spectacular.