Britt-WineTour

1. What does it mean when you see a black rooster label on a bottle of wine.? *

That black roosters live and roam freely on the vineyards That it is Chianti Classico wine and not any old Chianti wine That it has been produced in the area since 1716.

Chianti Classico is a DOCG wine and shows unique peculiarities and characteristics. To be named "Classico" is not enough to be produced within the Chianti region. In fact Classico wine has to respect specific rules.

2. What is the blend of grapes the recipe must follow? *

70% Sangiovese and 30% other grapes 80% Sangiovese and 20% other grapes 50 / 50 Whatever ratio you want as long as you keep it secret.

3. The expression Chianti Classico suggests the oldest and most genuine area in the Chianti region. As a matter of fact Chianti is a vast area in Tuscany and is divided into 7 sub-zones, each one producing its Chianti wine with a specific name and label. Chianti Classico stretches between: *

Rome and Siena Florence and Siena verona and Siena

5. Why did we take a photograph of this site? It is located across the road from the Uffizi. *

Because the Olive tree was planted to mark the site where a bomb was detonated in 1993 by the mafia, killing 5 people. Mary Redekop asked us to get a photo.

6. The name of this tower is: *

Torre dei Pullosso Torre dei Pulci Torre dei Pulardo

7. The main target of the blast was: *

The people of Florence The Uffizi Gallery The Academia Gallery The statue of Giotto

8. What brdige is shown in the foreground of this picture? *

Ponte Vasari Ponte Vecchio Ponte Verona Ponte Vechicci

13. Florence is considered to be the birthplace of the: *

Baroque Renaissance Mannerist Movement

14. A powerful and rich family who ruled Florence was: *

The Ruggiero The Medici The Vasari The Moores