1. Ringraziamenti -- 2. Introduction: Americans through Tuscan eyes -- 3. Discovering Chianti -- 4. January and the athletes -- 5. Chianti and "Chianti" -- 6. February and the honeymooners -- 7. Cradle of genius -- 8. March and the Oenophile -- 9. Fosco's house -- 10. April and the know-it-alls -- 11. Love among the ruins -- 12. May and the collector -- 13. Intervallo: the Dutch -- 14. The black rooster -- 15. The first excursion -- 16. July and the Palio -- 17. Us versus them -- 18. August and the lovers -- 19. Intervallo: the American caterpillar -- 20. Playing offense -- 21. September and the timekeeper -- 22. Strangers in a strange land -- 23. October and the coach tour -- 24. Intervallo: death and life in America -- 25. November and the devoted mother -- 26. All about Babs -- 27. December with the college student -- 28. The tour that wasn't -- 29. Intervallo: from the other side of the van -- 30. Conclusion: La Macia.