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Please recommend wine/winery tour near Florence, Italy
Posted on 3/20/23 at 2:09 pm
Posted on 3/20/23 at 2:09 pm
I will be in Florence for four days. I have a few days planned already but I want to take a full-day wine or winery tour to sample one or more of the following; Chianti, Chianti Classico, Brunello, Vino Nobile. I prefer to not rent a car (since I will be drinking) but am open to hiring a driver, if needed. Please recommend a particular tour or winery that you enjoyed. A food/wine combo thing would be of interest, as well. Thanks.
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Posted on 3/20/23 at 2:21 pm to Grillades
Here's what I would do.
Chianti is going to be in the Chianti Classico region. Brunello will be in Montalcino and Vino di Nobile will be in Montepulciano.
I would go to the enoteca in Greve and the enoteca in Montalcino so you can taste a variety of each. I'd skip Vino di Nobile as Montepulciano is even further out. Th enotecas I listed may be the two best in the world. They're fantastic. While in Greve you can go to a butcher shop that's been in the same location since 1729. It is the oldest butcher shop in Italy.
As far as vineyards go Baron Ricasoli is a large one in the chianti region with very good wines and an amazing view of the valley. We toured Tornesi right outside of Montalcino and they're great people with great wines.
If you go to Montalcino have lunch at the restaurant that has the huge glass oval in the floor. The food is wonderful there. It's down the street from the enoteca on the left right before the wine shop on the corner.
ETA: For a driver we use mydaytrip.com. You can do a custom trip and put in starting point and destination. Florence to Montalcino looks like it's about $320 euro for a driver for the day. Not bad at all.
Chianti is going to be in the Chianti Classico region. Brunello will be in Montalcino and Vino di Nobile will be in Montepulciano.
I would go to the enoteca in Greve and the enoteca in Montalcino so you can taste a variety of each. I'd skip Vino di Nobile as Montepulciano is even further out. Th enotecas I listed may be the two best in the world. They're fantastic. While in Greve you can go to a butcher shop that's been in the same location since 1729. It is the oldest butcher shop in Italy.
As far as vineyards go Baron Ricasoli is a large one in the chianti region with very good wines and an amazing view of the valley. We toured Tornesi right outside of Montalcino and they're great people with great wines.
If you go to Montalcino have lunch at the restaurant that has the huge glass oval in the floor. The food is wonderful there. It's down the street from the enoteca on the left right before the wine shop on the corner.
ETA: For a driver we use mydaytrip.com. You can do a custom trip and put in starting point and destination. Florence to Montalcino looks like it's about $320 euro for a driver for the day. Not bad at all.
This post was edited on 3/20/23 at 2:25 pm
Posted on 3/20/23 at 2:47 pm to Grillades
We booked a dinner at the Agriturismo Podere Anselmo ( www.poderedellanselmo.it) through Grape Tours. The food and wine were amazing. They drove us from Florence to the winery which was about 15 minutes outside of town. Excellent experience.
Posted on 3/20/23 at 2:57 pm to Grillades
If you are looking for a major winery to tour I would point you to Villa Antonori. It is close to Florence, easy to get to and is user friendly. They have a nice tasting room and a good restaurant.
The other day we were talking on here about Ricasoli. That is a beautiful and historic place but is a little farther away.
If you are looking for a tour guide, I would suggest Dario Castagno. We usually don't hire tour guides but we took two of his tours - the Chianti tour which included lunch and a tour of Tragole, a small, family owned Chianti Classico producer, and the Behind the Scenes of the Palio tour in Siena which included a rare opportunity to tour a Contrada clubhouse (The Caterpillar).
Dario
The other day we were talking on here about Ricasoli. That is a beautiful and historic place but is a little farther away.
If you are looking for a tour guide, I would suggest Dario Castagno. We usually don't hire tour guides but we took two of his tours - the Chianti tour which included lunch and a tour of Tragole, a small, family owned Chianti Classico producer, and the Behind the Scenes of the Palio tour in Siena which included a rare opportunity to tour a Contrada clubhouse (The Caterpillar).
Dario
Posted on 3/20/23 at 5:25 pm to Grillades
We did grape tours and it was really good
Posted on 3/21/23 at 12:04 am to Grillades
Fattoria Poggio Alloro San Gimignano
Posted on 3/21/23 at 7:00 am to Grillades
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If you are looking for a major winery to tour I would point you to Villa Antonori. It is close to Florence, easy to get to and is user friendly. They have a nice tasting room and a good restaurant.
Outstanding lunch, great wines, beatiful winery. We were there in October and it was superb. It is a big production winery which is normally not my preference but I wholeheartedly recommend this.
More importantly, if you can find your way to Montalcino, do so. Worth the trip. Here were two of my favorites:
Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona
Poggio Antico
Posted on 3/21/23 at 7:31 am to Grillades
UPDATE:
We reserved a day with Dario Castagno yesterday. We are doing his Rooster Day tour. We will also visit Enoteca Falorni one day, likely on the way to or from Siena.
The Agriturismo Podere Anselmo looks interesting and it is very close to Florence. I will dig into Fattoria Poggio Alloro San Gimignano and Villa Antonori today.
Because of time limitations, we can likely hit either Montalcino or Montepulciano but not both. Since I like Brunello quite a bit, it will likely be Montalcino.
Thanks for all of the info. It is helpful for a first-timer in Italy.
We reserved a day with Dario Castagno yesterday. We are doing his Rooster Day tour. We will also visit Enoteca Falorni one day, likely on the way to or from Siena.
The Agriturismo Podere Anselmo looks interesting and it is very close to Florence. I will dig into Fattoria Poggio Alloro San Gimignano and Villa Antonori today.
Because of time limitations, we can likely hit either Montalcino or Montepulciano but not both. Since I like Brunello quite a bit, it will likely be Montalcino.
Thanks for all of the info. It is helpful for a first-timer in Italy.
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