Wining Away Valentine’s Day in Tuscany

“At Querciabella they make one white wine, Batàr, a blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Bianco. It is a fine, opulent wine. Not at all shy, it has a coolness to it, a curious mineral aroma and flavour that always makes me think of rock pools. But there is also the warmth that perhaps comes from vanilla and spice that leech into the wine after its 12-month ageing in oak barrels. It is, therefore, the perfect wine to sip lazily in a hot spring bath.”
— Emily O’Hare · The Florentine

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