Autumn in Tuscany with Borgo Pretale

Borgo Pretale is a Luxury 4 star luxury hotel near Siena in Sovicille, ancient buildings once home of stonemasons and quarry workers believed to have spent their lives building the Duomo of Siena.

The restoration, carried out in strict observance of the original aspect and style of the old stone houses, has brought to life this prestigious and refined hotel offering Guests an exclusive location amongst gorgeous landscapes, cobbled lanes and stone buildings.

Borgo Pretale offers thirty-five cosy rooms and a restaurant well known for both, its cuisine, inspired by the local cooking traditions, and a rich wine list.

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Borgo Scopeto Relais is a Four Star Luxury Hotel located in the heart of Tuscany in Vagliagli (Siena).

A traditional and characteristic Tuscan estate overlooking Siena, Borgo Scopeto Relais has been carefully restored and lovingly brought back to life: Today this estate is listed on the Guida Rossa Michelin with a

rating.

Borgo Scopeto Relais has maintened its elegance and welcoming atmosphere surrounded by the Tuscan countryside throughout the centuries.

This landmark, home to the Sozzini Siennese family, is now one of the most exclusive luxury hotels in Tuscany, offering Guests a unique experience of relaxation, and wellness just minutes from Siena.

At Borgo Scopeto Relais you have a choice of a:

• Classic Room
• Deluxe Guestroom
• Suite
• Villa

All accommodation solutions are elegantly decorated offering the comfort and service you desire and expect from a 4 star luxury hotel in Tuscany:

• Air conditioning
• Plasma screen televisions
• Video on demand
• Internet access
• Telephone with pc modem
• In room safes

Warm colours and a subtle combination of antique and fashionable furniture blend harmoniously with the surrounding environment.

In addition, the up-to-date technology ensures ultimate comfort and convenience.

All of the 58 rooms and suites offer luxurious decorations and modern technology which blend harmoniously with the environmental context: air conditioning, plasma screen televisions with video on demand, telephone with pc modem, safes are some of the facilities every guest can enjoy.

Surrounded by immaculate gardens there are two swimming pools, two tennis courts and a jogging track.

Gastronomy at Borgo Scopeto Relais plays a very important part of the services provided and combines flavours of traditional Tuscan cuisine with a selection of the wines produced on the estate and in the Chianti area.

Chianti wine tasting is a wonderful moment which can easily be experienced at the lounge or the nearby cellar.

Borgo Scopeto Relais is also an ideal place for business meetings, seminars or exclusive and private celebrations, parties, weddings, and events.

In addition to the outdoor facilities, the hotel offers a total of 5 versatile conference rooms and well trained personnel to satisfy the most demanding requirements.

The Nectar of Gods Holidaly Package

Borgo Scopeto Relais is now offering a holiday package for those seeking a luxury holiday break in Tuscany:

Special Offer – 2 nigths with wellness immersion

The holiday package includes:

• 2 overnight stays including breakfast
• 1 welcome cocktail
• 1 gift upon arrival
• 1 tasting dinner for two (4 courses) with wines from our production
• 4 free entrances to the wellness center Borgo Scopeto Relax including Turkish bath, sauna, various shower experiences, little heated swimming-pool with whirlpool
• 2 relaxing massage treatments

Rates for this luxury holiday in Tuscany start at € 245,00 per night

Check rates and availability and book now !

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Last Minute Holiday Package for Easter

Borgo Scopeto Relais offers an Easter Hioliday Special 3 Night Stay Easter 2010

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Castello Banfi – il Borgo represents the ultimate Tuscan experience.

First Class Service and World Class Expertise make Castello Banfi – il Borgo an award winning international luxury travel destination.

Accommodations by Castello Banfi – il Borgo have been carefully created from the homes once built along side the medieval fortress known as Poggio alle Mura in the 17^th and 18^th centuries, when it became safe to live without protection outside the fortress walls but prudent to be close.

Castello Banfi – il Borgo provides top quality luxury accommodation in 14 rooms and suites, in different areas of the property, all with different size, location and décor, all with carefully selected interior decorations, furnishings, fabrics, and amenities.

Each room features a King-sized bed, while the five designated suites are additionally furnished with a Queen-size sofa bed in a separate room.

Services in each room include:

• flat screen television featuring international satellite programming and radio with a selection of jazz, classical and contemporary music
• high-speed WIFI internet connection (free of charge)
• direct telephone lines
• valuables safe
• selection of complementary estate wines
• well-stocked mini bar with water, beverages, and light snacks.

The castle, since re-christened Castello Banfi, is the hospitality center of the 7,100-acre (2,830 hectares) vineyard estate.

Guests are nurtured in a warm and refined environment with:

• attention to detail
• the world of fine wine
• culinary and cultural adventure
• cooking classes
• wine tastings
• vineyard treks
• sightseeing,

or more simply relaxation enjoying the peace and tranquillity of this unique vineyard castle luxury hotel.

2010 sees the return of Poggio all’Oro the combinationn of traditional practices carefully blended with modern technology. The ideal climate, soil and sun, produce the best Sangiovese grapes of superior quality have produced Poggio all’Oro 2004

Poggio all`Oro is aged for a total of five years with a ruby red color with an exceptional depth and character – Poggio all’Oro 2004 and will be presented at the forthcoming Vinitaly.

Castello Banfi il Borgo is now open to the public and accepting bookings.

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Terre di Toscana will take take place on March 7 and 8. An event for those passionate about the best wines in Tuscany, Terre di Toscana is a 2 day event at Lido di Camaiore where the most prestiguos lables of Tucan wines will be on display – an opportunity to taste the best wines of Tuscany accompanied by traditional gastronomy which has made Tuscany so famous in the world.

Terre di Toscana is a must for wine lovers and collectors – if you’re visiting Tuscany don’t miss out !

More information is available here (only in Italian)

Hotel Relais recommends Hotel Plaza de Russie while attending Terre di Toscana.

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The Annual Event knows as Cantine Aperte – Wine Cellars Open Doors Day – takes place today May 31^st at Castello Banfi il Borgo in in Montalcino, Siena.

The event will take place in the taverna will be open both for lunch and dinner offering tasting menus consisting of 3 or 5 courses featuring Banfi’s paired wines.

Guided tours (also available in English) of Banfi’s Winery will be available during the day, free of charge wine tasting will be available at the Enoteca-Wine Bar. Our extensive wine tasting list will also be available at a cost.

On July 15^th after (a decade of Jazz music tradition) the Jazz&Wine festival at Castello Banfi will take place.

Special offer for that evening:

• Tasting menu served at the Taverna consisting of 3 courses with 3 paired wines and
• ticket for attending the Jazz concert

Cost € 38,00 per person.

For booking please call +39.0577 877500 ask of Serena or Annalisa.

The Tuscan Taverna Banfi serves local typical and traditional cooking and also the famous Florentine t-bone steak Style of Chianina (the best Italian beef ever!)

During summer dinner is served on our terrace for “al fresco” dining under the Tuscan Moon.

The offer of Castello Banfi has been recently enriched by the opening of the Wine-Bar where in addition to our extensive listing of wine tasting by the glass, Guests will also find plated Tuscan salami and ham, pecorino cheese and fresh baked bread.

The Enoteca-Wine bar is open 7 days a week from 10.00 am to 7.30 pm, the perfect place for some Banfi’s wine shopping, for a tasty slow food snack, or simply for sipping a great glass of famous Brunello di Montalcino wine.

The 43^rd edition of La Settimana dei Vini (The week of Wines) is under way and was inaugurated on May 22^nd ending on June 19^th.

A complete program of events can be found and downloaded here.

Refined foods and drinks are an important component of the tuscan lifestyle and what has made Tuscany a popular travel destination worldwide – the wines of Tuscany have played a very significant role in establishing a status of “excellence” worldwide.

The Chianti Consortium Rufina presents GUSTA starting tomorrow May 4^th and ending May 10^th , wine tasting events taking place in Florence and locations in the province of Florence.

A complete calendar of events can found here. (Website in Italian)

To make your holiday in Tuscany a unique and unforgettable experience we suggest these fine hotels in Florence:

• Hotel Montebello Splendid
• Residenza del Moro
• Lungarno Suites
• Hotel Bernini Palace
• Plaza Hotel Lucchesi

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Sunday March 1^st the third edition of ViniGiusti 2009 will take place in a new restaurannt Q.B. (Quanto Basta).

Guido Ricciarelli will be your host and guide. A Connoisseur of wines and journalist, Guido works in close cooperation with Vini Buoni d’Italia A guide on Tuscany and Umbria.

ViniGiusti is for those seeking wine tasting events in Tuscany.

Highlight of the event is a round table scheduled at 17:30 where the best wines in Tuscany are featured and at 21:30 The ViniGiusti 2009 of Tuscany will be nominated.

Wine Spectator is a leading website compiling the top 100 wines of the year available on the international markets, capable of swinging sales on a global scale.

The experts of this American publication (namely James Suckling in charge of Italian and European wines) have tasted and evaluated 19,500 wines coming from all corners of the world.

Evaluation is based on criteria:

1. Quality (based on points assigned, minimum 93 points)
2. Value (price)
3. Availability (production) and the X factor defined by journalists of Wine Spectator as “excitement”

First prize was awarded to a Chilean wine the Clos Apalta Colchagua Valley 2005 of the Lapostolle Winery. Only Italian wine in the top 10 list is the Barolo 2004 of Pio Cesare.

Tuscany has surrendered past top positioning with excellent wines such as:

• Marchesi Antinori, Solaia 1997 (in 2000)
• Tenuta dell’Ornellaia
• Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia 1998 (in 2001)
• Casanova di Neri
• Brunello di Montalcino “Tenuta Nuova” 2001 (in 2006)

On the list of the top 100 wines Italy was rewarded with 14 placements and Tuscany with 7:

• # 15 (price $110) Sette Ponti Toscana Oreno 2006
• # 22 (price $63) Avignonesi Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Grandi Annate Riserva 2004
• # 31 (price $28) La Massa Toscana 2006
• # 51 (price $17) Fattoria di Felsina Chianti Classico Berardenga 2006
• # 76 (price $25) Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi Chianti Rufina Castello di Nipozzano Riserva 2005
• # 81 (price $32) Querciabella Chianti Classico 2006
• # 96 (price $60) Cabreo Toscana Il Borgo 2006

The name Antinori needs no presentations – the best award winning wines of Tuscany and Umbria are produced by Antinori – what many do not know about this famous label is their ownership of restaurants and shops in Tuscany.

In Florence you’ll find the Cantinetta Antinori, almost hidden in Piazza Antinori with the same name, now present in Vienna Zürich and Moscow. We’ll get back to that some time later on …

A restaurant we suggest your visiting is l’Osteria di Passignano. The Antinori family owns the vineyards around Badia a Passignano a small medieval town with a monastery in the commune of Tavernelle in Val di Pesa .

Badia di Passignano is a timeless place surrounded by Vineyards and olive groves, home to the Chianti Classico Riserva di Badia a Passignano.

It all started in a small shop where Antinori wines were promoted and sold. Today the famous Procacci products are available along with the wines an the Krug, famous champagne.

For those interested in wine tasting, guided tours (in English) of the Antinori wine cellars and tasting of 4 wines are organized regularly.

In 2000 Marcello Crini opened l’Osteria di Passignano , a restaurant in Tuscany always in harmony with the seasons, providing seasonal menus with fresh ingredients for fine palates.

This is the introduction of their restaurant available on their website:

Osteria di Passignano
Via Passignano 33 – Loc. Badia a Passignano 50028 Tavarnelle Val di Pesa (Florence) – tel./fax 055 8071278