Enrolled and about to start classes at the Culinary Institute of America, she decided on a whim to take the Windows on the World wine course, held on the 106th floor of the North Tower.

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Wine, of course, is paramount to the experience, and there are cooking and wine classes in the farm house.

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With a break for lunch (pasta and wine, of course) we then proceeded to the Spanish Steps for some gelato and topped off the day with a visit to the Vatican and St.

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