It was all about wine yesterday- well sort of- there was gelato, granita and cappucino as well.

We started off from Spello after lunch. We were headed to Montefalco and the surrounding areas to drive around some wineries. It’s incredible to drive around the Italian countryside- all you see are olive trees and grapevines. We stopped at a winery that looked closed from the outside but in fact was open. Most people are in siesta mode from about 2 PM till 4 PM- and that is when we have been venturing out. Needless to say, the older gentleman was not too happy to see us. He also conveyed many times and in many ways that we should have called to make an appoitment. We sat down and sampled 3 wines. They were good, but not fabulous. We chatted a bit and decided to leave.

We drove around some more and finally reached Montefalco. As usual we drove up very steep roads to park and continued to walk up to the main square. It was quite a sleepy little town- mostly everyone was indoors resting. We hung out and stopped for a gelato, sandwich and yes you guessed it- Italian ice.

We headed to Spoleto from there. It is a gorgeous town pearched on top of the Appennines. We headed inside the gates to find parking and began walking up. We hiked up for about 20 minutes and found a little cafe with the most amazing views. We sat down and had – yup, you are right- Italian ice. Somehow the Italian ice or granita is very different from what you get in the US. The ice texture is smooth and creamy instead of hard and dry. It is very delicious.

We sat for an hour and headed back to Spello. Dinner today was going to be at a restaurant very close to our apartment tucked away in a tiny street. We sat outside in their garden overlooking Spello- it was incredible!

We at brushchetta, pasta with zucchini and the most incredible wild boar and veal. The young man who took our order, was the owner and told us he hunted for the wild boar himself.  The meal was delicious and so was the pannacotta and the chocolate cake. The white and red wines were delicious as well.  It was a great day. One more day left in Spello and then off to Rome before we head home.