Since we couldn’t find a car rental in Lucca, we decided to find a tour group to tag along with and visit some Chianti Villas. We found space available with the “Accidental Tourist” group. We just had to get up early and get on the first train to Florence where they picked us up and we headed out to the countryside of Pontassieve which is a part of the Rufino area of Chianti producers and to the Grignano Estate. 
A Chianti producer usually has Olive trees and other types of trees surrounding the property such as Walnut trees. Our guide, Steve, took us through the process of making Olive Oil as well as the different types of Chianti. We had a great wine tasting and just enjoyed the tranquility of the Estate. Chianti has come a long way from the days of the cheap red wine you drank so you could have the straw covered bottle to use as a candle holder.
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