Tuscany Scout

Written from the Chianti Hills

The Tuscany the guidebooks miss

I'm Nick. I live in the Chianti hills and write about the Tuscany I see every day — the food, the wine, the olive oil, the people, and the landscapes that don't end up on postcards.

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Not a tourist. A local.

I moved to the Chianti hills years ago and never left. I press my own olive oil (it's called Ladinum), I drink the local wine, and I write about what I see. No PR packages, no affiliate tours.

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