Today, Saturday, we took our first USAC group field trip. We took a bus out to visit and tour an old castle where they make wine out in the country side. It was such a beautiful place. Everywhere I looked was luscious green fields of grape vines. We got to take a tour of the castle and see the inside and learn how they made the wine in the old days. The castle is also famous for its truffle mushrooms. They have auctions for the truffles to places from all over the world and sell them for thousands of dollars! After our tour of that, we were brought to a local family’s vineyard. When we got there we sat down at some tables, and got to try their home made cheeses, bottled appetizers, wines, breads, pasta, and cookies. It was amazing! There were 5 different wines to sample that went with everything we ate. After we stuffed ourselves with home grown food, we had a look around and were able to buy the produce at their little store in their house. I personally bought the cheese we had and some chocolate truffles. It was a very fun day, and it was good to get to visit a place and learn the history behind it all. Here are some pictures of what has been going on. Enjoy :)
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