Today was wine tasting. We awoke early for our class. I knew we would have to go right from class to the bus for wine tasting so I had to dress appropriately. I couldn’t be too dressed up for class because I have to walk across town before 10am; but I couldn’t be too under-dressed because I was going to a villa for wine tasting.
I settled for some nice denim jean shorts that fall a little longer than the regular denim shorts we’re all used to and a nice Grecian styled top in a gray-blue color that was belted at the waist with a complimentary gray belt. It was the perfect bit of style and casualty.

After class, we struggled to get to the train station on time. A thirty-minute bus ride and a fifteen-minute walk later, we managed to get on our train which was without air conditioner because it only ran to tiny cities and apparently…the people going on this particular train were not important enough to enjoy air conditioner! We all (or so we thought) were seating on the sauna of a train when someone realized one of the girls was missing. We called out her name, but she missed the train.

It was the longest train ride of my life. Twenty minutes and I thought I was going to keel over and die from the heat. In all honesty though, the beautiful countryside was enough to distract me from the near physical pain the stifling train was providing me with.

We got off the train at Luni. It’s small (and I mean small) town. We couldn’t find a sidewalk, so we had to walk in the street where we got a lot of attention from passing cars. Honking, waving, and smiling…and lots of it! I don’t think they’ve ever seen a non-white person or a blonde. We were quite the exotic group for them.
A woman outside the villa greeted us. She led us in.
It was so beautiful! Bellissima!
It’s called Ca Lunae, but with accents over certain letters and the “u” is actually a “v” because it’s Latin…you get the idea!

After leading us through their museum of old tools from the 18th century that were used in the wine making process, we were led to a big room with high ceilings, AIR CONDITIONING, and beautiful wooden tables. We took our seats and soon our glasses were filled. One glass was filled with a dry, white wine that was delicious and really complimented the bread and olive oil they served. They make their own olive oil there which was TO DIE FOR. I’m pretty picky about olive oil, but this was really great. Next we had a glass of red wine and a platter of cheeses and meats. The wines complimented the snacks so well I thought I was surely in heaven. After they get you jolly and full, they lead you to a room for purchasing…and purchasing we did. Twenty students (that was about the size of our group) purchased SIXTY FOUR bottles of wine. I, myself, purchased some of that delicious olive oil for my dear mother. Ah, to live this life everyday. Now THAT would be the dream.