My guest this week is Coleen Kirnan owner and host of Tuscan Women Cook.
Imagine having a best friend in Tuscany who knows all the best places to cook, dine, and shop. She is on a first name basis with the best gelato makers and has exclusive access to the most spectacular vineyards where they’ll set up personal wine tastings just for you. This friend is also a master travel planner, who takes every travel detail off your plate and creates an insider’s Italian itinerary filled with friendly, knowledgeable tour guides, translators, drivers, and private cooking classes only a local resident could access.
When you book a week with Tuscan Women Cook, Coleen, along with her team, becomes that extraordinary new friend, with contagious joy that will deeply enhance your Italian experience.
Chances are you have come to a place in your life where it is finally time to take care of YOU. Coleen intimately understands this life chapter and relishes the opportunity to create your new, personalized Italian experience. Once you arrive in Montefollonico, Coleen’s extensive connections with local families and businesses, culled from years of forging personal relationships with multiple generations, will immediately get you acclimated. Her regional knowledge and sincere love of all things Italian makes her the ideal companion who will confidently lead you from your empty nest, your harried work schedule or your auto-pilot daily routine and create your next authentic, life-changing experience.
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Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
Montepeloso A Quo Toscana Rosso 2020
The wine exhibits a dark bright color. The nose is dominated by dark red fruits, herbal notes, intermixed with spicy aromas and mineral notes. On the palate there is a nice tension. The texture is mineral combined again with hints of black fruits and aromatic woods. Fermented in large steel tanks, aged for 12 months in barrels (15% new) and 12 months in bottle before release. Organic, 30% montepulciano, 30% cabernet sauvignon, 20% sangiovese, 10% marselan, and 10% alicante bouschet – ABV14.5%
Critical Acclaim JS James Suckling
Lovely, fruity red with cherries, berries and some stone and sandalwood. It’s full and soft-textured with round tannins. Drink or hold. Get some at @jacobliquorexchange