In Cortona, the answer might surprise you. During Etruscan times, women and men shared banquets and drank wine together—something very different from Roman culture, where wine was mostly reserved for men.
In a land where wine has been produced for over 2,800 years, Cortona became an important hub first for the Etruscans, then for the Romans, and today for its Syrah, one of the most distinctive in Italy. Discover the history, traditions, and hidden stories of wine in Cortona through “Cortona Hidden Treasures”.
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