Day 1 Pick up and Chianti Classico Region
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Stazione di Firenze Santa Maria Novella
Your trip begins with an extraordinary Chianti wine tour. You will be driven by an Italian scenic local expert driver who has friendly, local insights into the area.
Your instructor will fetch you at around 10 am from Florence train station S.M.N. ( inside, beginning platform 16, front Cafe) Traveling through the Chianti hills, you'll get to see castles and wineries while you sample wines and olive oils from the region.
Following the tour of the wineries and Chianti wine tasting, we'll travel to Greve to try some of the fresh produce of the area just before finishing everything off with a dinner at the new accommodation.
Duration: 9 hours
Day 2 Vernaccia of San Gimignano
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San Gimignano
Next on our Tuscany itinerary is a white wine day, dedicated to La Vernaccia Tuscan wine region.
In the morning, we will drive around the countryside of San Gimignano and Castelvecchio National Park and, along the way, we will have an opportunity to sample stunning wines and delicious food at two of the great wineries that are run by local families, stopping to see the stunning vineyard at each.
In the afternoon, we will progress our wine tours to the beautiful village of San Gimignano, where you can have some free time to explore this stunning Tuscan town.
San Gimignano is famous for its fascinating medieval architecture and lofty towers from which visitors can enjoy impressive views of the city and surrounding valley.
We will end the second day of the tour at a local Tuscan trattoria back to the accommodation.
Duration: 9 hours
Brunello and Nobile wines
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Val D'Orcia
Next on our wine tasting tour, we will visit Montepulciano, a famous medieval village sitting in the rolling hills that is replete with Tuscan history and renowned for its cultural summer festival and fairs.
Our wine tour in Tuscany will continue with a visit to the city walls, where you'll have an opportunity to watch skilled tradespeople at work using traditional manufacturing techniques to shape copper in their artisan shops. You'll have an opportunity to learn more about this wine with a visit to one of the region's most prestigious wineries and cellars where we will stop for a lunch. Later, we will visit Montalcino, which is renowned for Brunello di Montalcino, a red Italian wine that is widely regarded as one of the top three red wines in the world.
Afterward, your driver will return you to Florence.
Duration: 10 hours
