The Heart of Chianti

Antica Macelleria Cecchini-Panzano

Many people know I am a good friend of Dario Cecchini, the famous butcher in Panzano in Chianti.

We met back in the 90’s when I was discovering Chianti town by town. I read about him in Faith Willinger’s book, Eating in Italy.

The shop was a tiny one room space with a large meat counter where Dario had a sort of pedestal so he could see above the counter …