From Livorno, through Collesalvetti, Rosignano, Montescudaio, Guardistallo, Bibbona and Casale, runs the Wine and Oil Road of the Etruscan Coast, which — passing through Castagneto and San Vincenzo — continues on to Sassetta, Monteverdi, Campiglia and Suvereto, at the southernmost tip of the Province of Livorno.
From San Guido, along the avenue of cypress trees immortalised in the verses of Carducci, you reach Bolgheri, a charming medieval village at the heart of the consortium.
Not far away, Castagneto Carducci, a delightful town of Etruscan origin overlooking a landscape that stretches from olive groves, vineyards and Mediterranean scrubland all the way to the islands of the Tuscan Archipelago.
The cypresses that at Bolgheri, tall and straight, run in a double row from San Guido, leapt towards me like giant youths racing, and looked at me as I passed.
It is from here, from the characteristic rural landscapes of Tuscany, that the routes of the Wine and Oil Road of the Etruscan Coast branch out — the noble land that gave birth to Sassicaia, a symbol of Tuscan winemaking excellence: places where, among farms, cellars and taverns, it is still possible today to enjoy the finest recipes of the local culinary tradition, and a wide selection of red, white and dessert wines, refined and unmistakable in taste.
