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My 10 favourite Moments in Italy in 2011

I have been going through my photographs of 2011 and came upon a few memorable moments. This year was my first blogging year. Having to come up with news for my readers actually made me do things which I have been wanting to do for years.

February in Paris

American Women's Group in Paris, L'Amour Toujours Gala, 2011

The happy bidders and the happy me (in the middle)

I have always thought that running a company should give me the possibility to go beyond the stage of simply  “making a living”. This year for the first time I had the opportunity to donate a weeks holiday in one of our villas (Villa Maramai near Montepulciano). The charity auction organised by the American women’s group in Paris was for the benefit of Envol, an association which sets up holidays with medical assistance for very sick children in a castle near Paris.

Tuscany: Treat Yourself To Wine Tasting At Castello di Potentino

Why not meet Chris Goodhart and let him guide you skillfully through a tasting of Potentino’s four fine wines? Piropo; Balaxus; Lyncurio . . . . named after precious stones, they conjure up haunting beauty. Sacromonte is a tribute to Monte Amiata, the Etruscans’ Mount Olympus, whose fertile volcanic soil nurtures the vines which produce these prize-winning wines.

The courtyard at Castello di Potentino before the wine tasting

The wine tastings at Castello di Potentino are held under the loggio in the courtyard