History Is Deeply Rooted in Cinque Terre Wine Country

History Is Deeply Rooted in Cinque Terre Wine Country
Every village in the Cinque Terre area of Italy participates in grape-growing and adds to the rich history of this region. Photo courtesy of Lesley Sauls Frederikson
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Standing with arms outstretched in the sun on his steeply terraced vineyard above the Ligurian Sea, Alessandro Crovara told us proudly, “This is my office.”

My husband and I had come to Cinque Terre at our daughters’ recommendation during a longer trip to Italy. We were ready to soak up the five seaside towns and the hikes that connect them, but we found several other surprises in store, too. The first was wine.

Lesley Sauls Frederikson
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