The 10 best Wine Tastings in Val d'Orcia

Wine tasting with a visit to Tenuta degli Dei in Chianti is a perfect opportunity to spend a relaxing time surrounded by the picturesque Tuscan vineyards. 

The meeting begins in front of the Church of San Leolino, a three-nave basilica that preserves valuable works of the Tuscan artistic tradition.

The tour continues with a visit to the vat cellar, where the vats in which wine fermentation takes place, and the barrique cellar, which houses the fine French oak barrels in which the wine rests until it reaches perfect maturity.

Next, you will reach the Estate, where the tasting will take place. In the dedicated room, you will have the opportunity to taste six wines: a sparkling wine, a white wine, a rosé, a Chianti Classico and two IGTs, accompanied by a small sampling of local cured meats and cheeses.

The wine tasting will be held in the tasting room.

You can choose between the tour in Italian and English.

Minors and those not participating in the tasting do not pay and will receive a taste of local products.

In case of food allergies or intolerances, you can contact the facility after booking.

Finally, the Estate is pet friendly, welcoming even your four-legged friends.

Picnic in Radda, in classic Chianti, allows you to spend a relaxing moment surrounded by the Tuscan hills.

You can enjoy unique moments in the company of your loved ones while enjoying locally produced wine accompanied by local schiacciate (flat bread).

The picnic takes place in the garden a you will be provided with towel, pillows and a basket that includes:

•    2 traditional gourmet schiacciate per person (one with Tuscan prosciutto, sun-dried tomato cream and arugula; one with fresh pecorino, acacia honey and Tuscan salami)
•    Cantuccini
•    1 bottle of IGT Toscana red organic wine Granbruno
•    Water
•    Dishware, recyclable cutlery and napkins

At the end of the experience you can also taste the local Vermouth Rosato.

In case of allergies, intolerances or food preferences you can contact the facility after booking.

Lunch among the vineyards and wine tasting in San Gimignano is a very romantic experience in Tuscany. It is also available for dinner and includes a walk through the vineyards, during which you will be shown the technique of harvesting grapes. Afterwards you will be given a lesson on wine, from winemaking techniques to how to preserve a vineyard.

This will be followed by a tasting of wines and typical Tuscan products among the rows of the estate vineyard, with lunch or dinner served. The experience consists of a vertical tasting of 15 Tuscan products.

Lunch or dinner will be accompanied by the tasting and the following courses:

•    Aperitivo with typical Tuscan cold cuts and cheeses and bruschetta.
•    Tuscan Ribollita or Lasagna with truffles
•    Roasted meat with side dish
•    Cantuccini with Dessert Wine or Vanilla Ice Cream with Balsamic.

Available upon request are vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free menu.

Wine tasting in Radda, Chianti, allows you to enjoy a unique experience in the heart of Tuscany, in one of the most important wine production areas in the world.

You will be welcomed by a winery entirely surrounded by Sangiovese vineyards and overlooking the medieval village of Radda in Chianti.

You can choose from 2 tasting routes.

Wine tasting with winery tour

This tour will allow you to learn all the secrets of the winemaking process: from the fermentation cellar to the aging cellar in wood and bottle.

Following the guided tour of the winery (fermentation area, barrique cellar and aging area), you will taste 3 wines and a Vermouth:

•    Tuscan I.G.T. Granbruno
•    Chianti Classico D.O.C.G.
•    Chianti Classico D.O.C.G. Riserva
•    Vermouth Rosé

Wine tasting with cutting board

This food and wine tour combines local wines with a tasting of typical Tuscan cold cuts and cheeses. You can enjoy it in the Florentine porch or in the turret, surrounded by the Tuscan countryside.

This experience includes a tasting of 3 different types of Tuscan cheeses and 3 types of cured meats. In combination you will be able to taste:

•    Tuscan I.G.T. Rosato
•    Tuscan I.G.T. Granbruno
•    Chianti Classico D.O.C.G.
•    Chianti Classico D.O.C.G. Riserva
•    Chianti Classico D.O.C.G. Gran Selezione Vigna Il Corno
•    SuperTuscan Guss IGT
•    Vermouth Rosé

If you choose this option, the winery tour is not included.

In case of food allergies and intolerances you can contact the facility after booking.

For the Wine Tasting in Colle Val d'Elsa you will have a choice of different packages, which include a visit to the winery:

VISIT TO THE FARM tasting the products of the estate: a walk through the village during which we will tell you about the history of the estate and the agricultural productions. You will visit the winery and the oil mill and then taste the estate's products.

LIGHT LUNCH in the FARM tasting the wines of the Estate: walk in the village during which we will tell you about the agricultural productions, and then have lunch on the veranda with the Sommelier who will guide you in the food/wine pairing.

TAGLIERE AND TASTING with the wines of the Estate: walk in the village during which we will tell you about the agricultural productions. Followed by the tasting of the products such as wine and oil together with the sommelier, accompanied by a nice board of cold cuts, cheeses and crostini, to finish cantucci and vinsanto.

The vineyard picnic tour in Colle Val d'Elsa consists of spending a half-day on the farm where you will discover the history of a real Tuscan farm and its products.

Accompanied by our experienced staff, you will visit the winery and the oil mill. At the end of the visit you will taste the farm's products in the open air during the friendly picnic: homemade stuffed focaccia, a delicious lasagna, homemade dessert, water and wine.

We will provide all the disposable supplies for the picnic on the lawn. In case of bad weather no problem: it can be done on the veranda!

Wine tasting with a visit to Tenuta degli Dei in Chianti is a perfect opportunity to spend a relaxing time surrounded by the picturesque Tuscan vineyards. 

The meeting begins in front of the Church of San Leolino, a three-nave basilica that preserves valuable works of the Tuscan artistic tradition.

The tour continues with a visit to the vat cellar, where the vats in which wine fermentation takes place, and the barrique cellar, which houses the fine French oak barrels in which the wine rests until it reaches perfect maturity.

Next, you will reach the Estate, where the tasting will take place. In the dedicated room, you will have the opportunity to taste six wines: a sparkling wine, a white wine, a rosé, a Chianti Classico and two IGTs, accompanied by a small sampling of local cured meats and cheeses.

The wine tasting will be held in the tasting room.

You can choose between the tour in Italian and English.

Minors and those not participating in the tasting do not pay and will receive a taste of local products.

In case of food allergies or intolerances, you can contact the facility after booking.

Finally, the Estate is pet friendly, welcoming even your four-legged friends.

Picnic in Radda, in classic Chianti, allows you to spend a relaxing moment surrounded by the Tuscan hills.

You can enjoy unique moments in the company of your loved ones while enjoying locally produced wine accompanied by local schiacciate (flat bread).

The picnic takes place in the garden a you will be provided with towel, pillows and a basket that includes:

•    2 traditional gourmet schiacciate per person (one with Tuscan prosciutto, sun-dried tomato cream and arugula; one with fresh pecorino, acacia honey and Tuscan salami)
•    Cantuccini
•    1 bottle of IGT Toscana red organic wine Granbruno
•    Water
•    Dishware, recyclable cutlery and napkins

At the end of the experience you can also taste the local Vermouth Rosato.

In case of allergies, intolerances or food preferences you can contact the facility after booking.

The winery tour with wine tasting in Montalcino allows you to enjoy a unique experience on a Tuscan estate near Siena.

You will get an in-depth insight into the reality and production philosophy of the estate through a tasting of the 4 most representative wines and the estate's own Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

This experience will begin with a short walk to the vineyard, during which you will be introduced to the Val d'Orcia territory and the fascinating history behind a great wine such as Brunello di Montalcino.

Next, you will move to the winemaking cellar to better understand the various stages of grape processing; lastly, a look at the bottaia, a place of long aging in traditional large barrels.

At the end of the tour, in the cozy fireplace room, a guided tasting of 4 wines will follow:

•    Rosato Toscana IGT
•    Rosso Toscana IGT Rivale
•    Rosso di Montalcino Doc
•    Brunello di Montalcino Docg

To accompany the tasting, a sample of the local Extra Virgin Olive Oil will be served, along with snacks, such as taralli or breadsticks.

In case of food allergies and intolerances, it is possible to contact the property following the reservation.

Lunch among the vineyards and wine tasting in San Gimignano is a very romantic experience in Tuscany. It is also available for dinner and includes a walk through the vineyards, during which you will be shown the technique of harvesting grapes. Afterwards you will be given a lesson on wine, from winemaking techniques to how to preserve a vineyard.

This will be followed by a tasting of wines and typical Tuscan products among the rows of the estate vineyard, with lunch or dinner served. The experience consists of a vertical tasting of 15 Tuscan products.

Lunch or dinner will be accompanied by the tasting and the following courses:

•    Aperitivo with typical Tuscan cold cuts and cheeses and bruschetta.
•    Tuscan Ribollita or Lasagna with truffles
•    Roasted meat with side dish
•    Cantuccini with Dessert Wine or Vanilla Ice Cream with Balsamic.

Available upon request are vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free menu.

Wine tasting in Radda, Chianti, allows you to enjoy a unique experience in the heart of Tuscany, in one of the most important wine production areas in the world.

You will be welcomed by a winery entirely surrounded by Sangiovese vineyards and overlooking the medieval village of Radda in Chianti.

You can choose from 2 tasting routes.

Wine tasting with winery tour

This tour will allow you to learn all the secrets of the winemaking process: from the fermentation cellar to the aging cellar in wood and bottle.

Following the guided tour of the winery (fermentation area, barrique cellar and aging area), you will taste 3 wines and a Vermouth:

•    Tuscan I.G.T. Granbruno
•    Chianti Classico D.O.C.G.
•    Chianti Classico D.O.C.G. Riserva
•    Vermouth Rosé

Wine tasting with cutting board

This food and wine tour combines local wines with a tasting of typical Tuscan cold cuts and cheeses. You can enjoy it in the Florentine porch or in the turret, surrounded by the Tuscan countryside.

This experience includes a tasting of 3 different types of Tuscan cheeses and 3 types of cured meats. In combination you will be able to taste:

•    Tuscan I.G.T. Rosato
•    Tuscan I.G.T. Granbruno
•    Chianti Classico D.O.C.G.
•    Chianti Classico D.O.C.G. Riserva
•    Chianti Classico D.O.C.G. Gran Selezione Vigna Il Corno
•    SuperTuscan Guss IGT
•    Vermouth Rosé

If you choose this option, the winery tour is not included.

In case of food allergies and intolerances you can contact the facility after booking.

For the Wine Tasting in Colle Val d'Elsa you will have a choice of different packages, which include a visit to the winery:

VISIT TO THE FARM tasting the products of the estate: a walk through the village during which we will tell you about the history of the estate and the agricultural productions. You will visit the winery and the oil mill and then taste the estate's products.

LIGHT LUNCH in the FARM tasting the wines of the Estate: walk in the village during which we will tell you about the agricultural productions, and then have lunch on the veranda with the Sommelier who will guide you in the food/wine pairing.

TAGLIERE AND TASTING with the wines of the Estate: walk in the village during which we will tell you about the agricultural productions. Followed by the tasting of the products such as wine and oil together with the sommelier, accompanied by a nice board of cold cuts, cheeses and crostini, to finish cantucci and vinsanto.