We'll meet at Lilac Ridge Farm and walk or ride the hay wagon up to the Round Mountain vineyard where vigneron Shabir Kamal will talk with us about the specifics of that site. We'll head back down to the farm for a tasting of the three Field Studies wines that Deirdre Heekin, of La Garagista, vinifies from Shabir's two hybrid varieties (Brianna and Marquette). Ross Thurber, Lilac Ridge farmer-caretaker and poet laureate, will read us the poems that contain the lines from which Deirdre derived the wines' names. We'll enjoy local cheeses and a salad fueled by ingredients from the farm.

We are excited to share with you the principal grapes of Mount Etna through the two terrific entry-level wines of Palmento Costanzo. Our guide will be owner, Valeria Agosta, who will talk with us about volcanic soils and Etna's influence, the unique varieties and the vineyard practices that have propelled these wines to the international wine stage.

Our two November tastings are meant to provide some options for your Thanksgiving table. From Noelia Ricci, we'll taste a white from Trebbiano and a red made from Sangiovese. Emilia-Romagna, on the other side of the Apennines from Tuscany, is arguably the birthplace of Sangiovese. The Noelia Ricci vineyards cover just 7 hectares of the 140 that comprise the family farm, called Tenuta Pandolfa near Predappio. We will definitely delve into the Manifesto that introduces Noelia Ricci as "the story of those who never stop dreaming."