Yesterday my dad, sharon, some of my roommates and I, along with others from my school went on a trip to chianti for a wine tasting. The trip was organized through my school and was a really great experience. We first went on a tour of the grounds and then went into the wine cellars to see how they store the wine. After the tour everyone sat down for lunch. The tour guide explained to us how to hold your wine glass (at the bottom as far from the cup part as possible) how to look at the color, to smell it and to taste it. He kept stressing that wine isn't for quenching your thirst, it is to evoke conversation, meeting new friends and having an experience. We sampled three different types of red wine and had pasta, peccerino cheese(sheep cheese), assorted meats, olive oil, bread, beans... a lot of food. The entire day was really great we made new friends with some girls who sat across from us (which apparently we can thank the wine for) and I am really glad my dad got to experience it with me. After we got back we all napped and then met up again for dinner. Even though I was still full from lunch we went to dinner. We sat at a restaurant right in front of the duomo it was cute(very touristy). After dinner I left my dad and sharon and went back to my apartment and hung out with my roommates. We went out to Moyo a bar and had drinks and then attempted to go to twice a dance club. However, florence is at the height of tourist season and the amount of people out was insane. We walked in the club and immediately left because it was so crazy. We all were getting up early so we called it a night and went home.
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