CANTINE APERTE [OPEN CELLARS]
Location: Tuscany
Date: Last Sunday in May
Wine producers open their cellars to the public. It is an excellent opportunity to enjoy the wines proposed, and also to sample typical traditional products and dishes.

BALESTRO DEL GIRIFALCO
Location: Massa Marittima (Grosseto)
Date: 4th Sunday in May
Medieval Festival in honour of Saint Bernardino. Historical crossbow competition with parade in costume.

WINING AND DINING IN TUSCANY WITH THE ITALIAN UNDERGROUND
Location: Tuscany
Date: May 10 - 17, 2008
Following up his  xd2007 intensive exploration of the Maremma, the birthplace of the Super Tuscan, Ashton Durrett of the Italian Underground Restaurant in Glenwood Springs, CO turns his attention to Tuscany's hill towns to explore the wines of Montalcino (Brunello), Montepulciano and Cortona. You have special invitations from winemakers, tour their cellars, taste their wines, and dine at their tables. And together, you’ll search out new "finds" for the cellar of Ashton’s Italian restaurant in Colorado, a recognized stop for vinophiles. Other highlights include wine-tasting in caves under the city of Lucca, a visit to an olive mill, making your own limoncello, and excursions to fish markets, salami and prosciutto makers and cheese-tastings.