Dinner in Panzano: Spritzes, Pasta, and a 56-Page Wine List We Didn’t Touch

A relaxed 7 PM dinner at Enoteca Baldi in Panzano in Chianti turned into one of our favorite evenings in Tuscany. Great pasta, crisp Aperol spritzes, and a wine list so long… we didn’t even try. Sometimes, simplicity really is perfect.

In the Footsteps of Liz’s Great-Great-Grandmother

A quiet hillside village in southern Italy became something much more than a stop on our road trip — it became a doorway into Liz’s family history. We wandered the stone alleys of Ostigliano, where her great-great-grandmother was born, and found beauty, stillness, and connection in every corner.