We'll meet up at the Pisa airport and then explore Lucca for two nights before heading south through Tuscany, Lazio, and Campania. There will be two nights in Viterbo, and the final two somewhere outside Naples. We'll visit at least three CorksCru wineries, and also three of our new olive oil producers.

A promise...you WILL be off the beaten path for this trip, even though we’re meeting in Pisa, staying in Lucca. We'll travel together in a roomy passenger van, and stay in super-comfortable (but not over-the-top) accommodations. Instead, our budget will be directed toward food and wine. Duh.

And wait til you meet our new buddy Pasquale. Phillip Seymour-Hoffman lives!