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"How do you even know all this information?" Seth asked Leonardo who was busy giving him insider tips on how to taste wine like a pro

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"How do you even know all this information?" Seth asked Leonardo who was busy giving him insider tips on how to taste wine like a pro.

"I grew up on a winery, remember? Some things end up rubbing on you whether you like it or not."

Seth hummed, his nose and palate were trying to pick up some interesting details like whether the wine was oak-aged or not, how old it was and etcetera. "This one has a cedary aroma, light bodied and a spicy finish."

"Not bad for a beginner." Leonardo was proud, Seth was already catching up to the world of wine. "Do you want it? We can have the ones you like set aside for your taking."

"I bet they're super expensive and I already have some bills to sort out." Seth pointed out in all seriousness drawing a snort from Leonardo.

"Who said anything about paying? These are the benefits of having a vintner's son as your—boss." He'd almost said boyfriend.

"Well, in that case," Seth grinned. "I'll take the offer, boss."

They sampled more than twenty wines and Seth picked six specifics which he wanted to take home with him. He had to admit, wine tasting with Leonardo was such an amazing experience.

The following day they had a road trip in an open jeep around the vineyard and Mia was also tagging along with a small basket for her grape collection.

"We harvest grapes using the old fashioned way and that's by hand. For generations many vintners including the Bravucci's believe hand picking grapes produces a superior product in the end..." Eduardo Cortez, an active foreman at the Bravucci winery was busy explaining to Seth how everything was done.

It was harvesting festival and flocks of wine connoisseurs flew in their numbers to Italy with a sole purpose of taking part in this miracle, vising wineries, walking through vineyards, taking part in the harvest of course and pairing the types of wines they discovered with amazing Italian food. All the Bravucci wineries throughout Italy hosted over five hundred sommeliers all over the world. It was quite a big deal for them.

Seth was very interested in how the wine makers measured the sugars, acids and tanning levels in their grapes. He'd loved how everything on the winery was hands on experience.

"These are probably the largest grapes I have ever seen in my whole life." Seth admitted whilst keeping a close eye on Mia who was busy plucking bundles of grapes from a dangling branch.

"Do you want to taste them?" The kid instantly asked Seth all hyped up. She was taking the whole besties deal very seriously.

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