Countess Ranghiasci's dream of showing off her favourite vineyards, wineries and secret places in Italy has finally come to fruition.

Working with her special friends across central and northern Italy, she has devised several insider's itineraries that will give you the chance to taste small productions of fine wine and succulent, regional specialties.

Alessandra is a proponent of the Slow Food movement and believes that a country's food and wine says a great deal about a country's culture. A trip with M&G through Italy 's finest wine producing regions including Tuscany, Umbria, Lombardy, Piedmont and Veneto, will not only be a gift to your senses, it will show you what it means to be Italian.

These are trips for the true wine lover but they also incorporates a high-level introduction to Italian art and include a visit to M&G's privately-owned family palace, the Palazzo Ranghiasci.