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Default Chianti in October

On Nov 16, 10:16*am, Mike Tommasi > wrote:
> 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 ;-)


ouch. you're right. d'oh ...