Florence · FLORENCE WINE TASTINGS
Good florence wine tastings fill up weeks ahead; the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Half-day Chianti tour from Florence with two winery visits, vineyard walks, and tastings of up to 7 wines plus Tuscan bites on a GT bus.
“Great experience! Our guide Constantino and driver Ricardo were both fantastic. Both wineries were a good experience and had delicious wines”
Small-group Chianti Classico tastings from Florence, two winery visits, wine and olive oil pairings, plus time to shop in the hills.
“Wonderful, very nice, wine is great, beautiful landscape, guide and driver very nice, bus arrived on time, sufficient time on every stop. Plenty of wine and cheese”
Small-group 4x4 wine safari from Florence with off-road vineyard access, cellar tours, olive oil tastings, and Tuscan meals.
“Thank you Ginny and Fabio! Lovely relaxing tour and day - we enjoyed and highly recommend! Great food and wine (generous pours)”
San Gimignano, Monteriggioni, Chianti winery lunch and wine tasting, plus Siena with optional cathedral access, all by coach from Florence.
“We had a day trip to San Gimignano and Siena. The tour was amazing and well-managed. All thanks to Alessandra and Enrico. The lunch and wine tasting experience were good. The guided visit to Siena was merged with another language, thus, making it difficult to understand.”
Small-group wine and olive-oil tastings in Chianti Classico. Visit 2 famed wineries from Florence, with food pairings and hill views.
“Leo was a lovely and knowledgeable tour guide. We felt well taken care of and the wineries we visited were fantastic! The small group size made for an especially convivial and intimate experience.”
Florence to San Gimignano and Siena with a Chianti winery lunch and 3-wine tasting, plus optional Siena Cathedral tickets.
“We had a lovely time our tour. Martha and Enrico were great! For an all day tour, you do not feel like you’re on the bus for too long between destinations. Our tour leader gave us recommendations of what to do in our free time including activities and food/drink to try before we arrived. Be aware that if it is off season, many things are closed or may open later but you can always find somewhere to eat or drink and it’s nice to walk around when it’s quieter. Our guide Marco at the winery was fun. Lunch was a plate of cold meats, bread and a pasta. Dessert was…”
Half-day Chianti wine escape from Florence with two estate tastings, cellar and vineyard walks, and countryside photo stops on Strada 222.
“Excellent tour. Our guide was exceptionally attentive and informative. Would highly recommend this tour.”
Cycle from Florence through the Chianti hills for 2 hours, then enjoy wine and olive oil tasting at a medieval castle with lunch.
“Do not hesitate for one single second to book this tour! We had such a wonderful family experience with the kind assistance of all involved. There were three tour guides (Allesio, Filippo, and Ben), and Lorenzo, the travel assistant who shadowed our ride to provide assistance anytime it was needed. Each individual was exceptionally upbeat and pleasant to be with, so much so that we wanted to invite them to join us for drinks and dinner that evening! Unfortunately, we had another commitment that made that impossible … next time guys!! The tour was super informative, we learned a LOT, thank you Alessio! The winery tour was fascinating, and man…”
Val d'Orcia day trip from Florence with Brunello and Vino Nobile tastings, Pecorino cheese in Pienza, plus medieval hill towns.
“Our host Roberto was amazing. So well organized and full of great information and he kept a great pace to the day. Nice coach transportation and great wines sampled with lite snacks. Enough personal time to walk about the three towns and have lunch in Piensa. Overall very worth the full day excursion. Highly recommended.”
Half-day Chianti hills tour from Florence with a vineyard walk, vinegar cellar visit, and guided tasting of 7 wines plus olive oil.
“HIGHLY RECOMMEND! The views from our first stop were breathtaking! The winery was so rustic and peaceful. We loved the walk through vines and the explanation of why they have roses in the vineyard was extremely interesting. Our second winery was beautiful but modern. The experience at both wineries was definitely different but totally worth the trip. Emma was a wonderful guide and our driver (my apologies for not getting his name) was awesome getting us through the traffic jam on our way back.”
Pisa, Chianti wine tasting, San Gimignano and Siena in one long day from Florence, with transport, lunch, and optional Leaning Tower climb.
“While this tour isn't misrepresented, it is not what most of use probably view as a Tuscany tour, e.g., beautiful visits at quaint villages and vineyards. Pisa was OK but not enough time to climb the leaning tower. The wine tasting was in a city not in the country. The guide walked too fast so some older tour members had difficulty keeping up.”
Half-day Chianti and castles tour from Siena with a small 8-person minivan, visits to Castellina and Monteriggioni, and tastings at 2 wineries.
“It was excellent and well-timed. Great value for the money!”
Ride a Vespa through Chianti Rufina country roads, then enjoy a family winery tour, lunch, and wine tasting from Florence.
“We loved this tour so much. Dejan, Alexa, Luca, Marcelo and the whole tour staff kept us laughing. Although we didn’t all drive Vespas since some of were very incompetent vespa drivers (me), we enjoyed the ride on the back of a tour guides bike around the beautiful chianti countryside. No one wants to check in to the hospital on vacation, so thank you for keeping us safe. The wine tasting was really delicious. Grab a few bottles before heading back to your vacation lodging. I would give Tuscany Cycle 10 stars out of 5. Truly a beautiful memory I will never forget.”
A 1.5-hour guided winery day trip from Lucca, with a cellar tour, panoramic terrace tasting, olive oil, and friendly English hosting.
“It was really good, our guide was super nice and friendly and also very experienced”
Florence to Tuscany farm day: vineyard walk, organic wine tasting, and hands-on fresh pasta class with lunch or dinner, plus limoncello.
“Such a great experience! Loved Christina our guide-so genuine & knowledgeable! Even in the pouring g rain we had an amazing time! Wine tasting superb and pasta making was so fun!!”
Every kind of day out, and the best of each.
