Fufluns was the Etruscan god of wine. The linguist Giacomo Devoto has suggested a connection between the name of the god and the name of Populonia, a small Etruscan town on the coast of Tuscany - Flufluns became Fufluna, Pufluna, Pupluna, and finally Populonia. A huge tree stump was discovered in the area around Populonia bearing the image of the Etruscan god. Now conserved in the Museum of Natural History in Florence, this remains as a testimony to the ancient and thriving wine-growing tradition of the Val di Cornia and the slopes of Populonia.

Etruria is famous for its olives and olive oil, too! If you never have tried Etruscan "cuisine" before, be my guest!!