Fattoria di Fiorano

Monday 11 Sept

We are at a winery, Fiorano - for 2 days; that is, we are bussed in and out of Rome for both days about an hour's drive. A 'fattoria' is a farm.
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/10/23/dining/fiorano-wine-estate-in-italy-making-a-comeback.html

Alessia Antinori is the granddaughter of an historic wine-making family and she has restored the winery after it was abandoned some years ago.

Niah has fallen asleep in the stroller after a play on the floor and a walk through an olive grove. It is raining slightly off and on and the winery owners have graciously put me in a little lounge area while the Retreat for Kathryn and staff takes place in another building - a bit under 20 people, along with her newly-appointed boss.

The house is set in pretty gardens and I am happily clicking away with the camera in between either papoosing or strollering Niah. The forecast is better for tomorrow.

The staff at the winery have been lovely and the boss just went to the door of the kitchen and gave the staff there a shoosh-shoosh and made baby-sleeping signs. So I am surrounded by the smells from the kitchen on one side and the wine in the barrels on the other.

There has been some minor flooding in areas and on the bus they were saying there had been delays of 3 hours at the airport.

SmartTraveller had sent me an email yesterday to warn of adverse weather and potential minor flooding - I am registered as being in Italy so I get these email alerts - good service from the Australian government!

We have a super enormous lunch at the trattoria here plus some of the red wine, Fioranello.

Niah takes a while to settle and we wander around the vineyard before another rain shower sends us scurrying back inside. She finally settles in the papoose and I settle too - into one of the lounges and have a bit of a nonna nap!

When we arrive back into Rome, we have a light meal out - with Katuschia from work; the girls yarn about the day and de-brief. Everyone is pretty brain-drained! Early night I hope tonight!